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Economic shock from Iran war risks driving up global debt levels, says IMF

war in the Middle East has added a new source of fiscal pressure to an already strained global landscape,” it said in the report. “The conflict has material global reach, disrupting energy supplies, tightening financial

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

UK, Australia and others have condemned the killings of UN peacekeepers in [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) and called for an end to hostilities.** “Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland

Mortgages, bills and jobs: Five takeaways from the Bank of England meeting

Iran war changed that. Although the Bank [held rates this month](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7p89mp2rjo), it has signalled that rises could come later this year. Because of "uncertainty around the severity and duration" of the war

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

UK prime minister Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron will co-host a summit in Paris on Friday focused on efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz,** Downing Street said. A spokesperson said

Quarter of a million people could lose job by middle of 2027 as UK ‘flirts with recession’, analysis says

war will cause the biggest economic hit since the pandemic. Photograph: Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images Matt Swannell, the forecast group’s chief economic adviser, said: “Spiralling energy costs and disruption to supply chains will push

UK firms in ‘critical financial stress’ jump by a third as costs rise, report finds

impact of the Middle East conflict. Hospitality and leisure firms have been faring particularly badly because of shaky consumer confidence, and rising taxes and staff costs, according to research by the restructuring company Begbies Traynor

UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets

impact of the Middle East crisis in Britain, several closely-watched surveys of business activity and consumer confidence blamed the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran for a marked deterioration in the outlook in April

'I don't want the children to see how worried we are': UK family finances hit by Iran war

UK inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI), [rose to 3.3% in the year to March](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cre1rwz3019t?post=asset%3A6ad659e3-fa67-447e-92cd-2c1d12e3d310#post) - up from 3% in the 12 months to February - after the Iran war caused

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

UK-France conference | International reaction | Airline fuel struggles | Points of contention** ### **Trump says Iran flailing economically** Despite Iran's refusal to attend negotiations this week, Trump says the country is in dire economic straits. "Iran

What people in power think the impact of the Iran war will be

impact on economically poorer countries. Iraq is not shipping or producing oil, which is normally responsible for 85% of revenues. Bangladesh, with significant household needs for gas for cooking, is cut off from Middle East

How US and Iran are playing a crypto cat-and-mouse game over sanctions

impact of rampant inflation and a weakening currency. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accounted for about 50 percent of on-chain activity in the fourth quarter, mirroring its dominance in the country’s economy

Why are anti-war protests in the West muted on Iran?

impact of tariffs – thereby fragmenting opposition against him.  “No Kings” protesters in Washington, DC during nationwide demonstrations against Trump’s policies [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters