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impact of the Iran war. The Bank’s rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) voted to leave borrowing costs on hold at noon on Thursday, after its latest rate-setting meeting. The vote
US-Israeli attacks on Iran six weeks ago, the Bank of England was widely expected to lower rates over the course of this year. However the threat of higher prices, due to rising energy costs
impact demand, as the bulk of their estate remains in city centre locations." Rising costs are clearly a concern for businesses and consumers. Pret's latest accounts, for 2024, show like-for-like sales were
Iran war on 28 February. Venkatakrishnan warned of a broader impact of the rise in energy prices if the war dragged on. “Higher oil prices and the longer they go on will have an impact
Iran war could push up costs and prices. It said: “Over time, the potential future impacts of heightened uncertainty may contribute to direct cost pressures, including energy and fuel costs across our store and logistics
US allies calling for the safe passage of energy supplies out of the Gulf, as well as highlighting the damage from the disruption driving up living costs. In a thinly veiled criticism of Trump
us.” The impact of the Iran war on retailers was also evident at [WH Smith](https://www.theguardian.com/business/whsmith). On Thursday, the company – which has stores in airports and railway stations – cut its profit forecast
Iran war could become Trump’s equivalent of Hurricane Katrina, the catastrophic tropical cyclone that killed 1,392 people in and around New Orleans in 2005 and inflicted huge damage on President George W Bush
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
impact of the crisis in the Middle East triggered by the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran. The chief executives of HSBC, [Barclays](https://www.theguardian.com/business/barclay), Lloyds, NatWest and Santander have been asked
Iran war shut the strait of Hormuz. The International Energy Agency has called the choking off of a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supply as the “greatest global energy security threat
US and Israeli attacks in Iran and Lebanon, including a February airstrike that killed [at least 175 people](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/iran-war-missile-strike-elementary-school) at an [Iranian elementary school.](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/03/minab-school-bombing-how-the-worst-mass-casualty-event-of-the-iran-war-unfolded-a-visual-guide) “I’ve just been feeling like
Iran war weighing heavily on firms’ [confidence to make investment decisions](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/23/uk-braces-for-price-rises-driven-by-iran-war-as-economic-confidence-plummets). Moreover, the widespread price rises will further pressure the [Bank of England](https://www.theguardian.com/business/bankofenglandgovernor) to raise interest rates – its main
inflation is running at over 100%. The regime, however, believes that there are enough holes in the US blockade, with some ships slipping through and land-based export routes being eked out, to just about
war on Iran entering its 60th day, experts warn that there is no end in sight, as negotiations continue to be “stalled” amid soaring oil prices and inflation. The US and Israel launched their attack
US president, Donald Trump. However, there have not yet been outright shortages of jet fuel as shipments that set off before the war continued to arrive. The final cargoes have now made it to Europe
US-Israel war on Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran). As the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, [summoned bank chiefs for talks aimed at containing the fallout](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/19/bank-bosses-meeting-rachel-reeves-impact-iran-war-uk-economy), twin reports from top accounting firms underlined the scale
US and Iran launched fresh attacks in the Gulf as the two sides continue to blockade of the strait of Hormuz. The war’s economic toll has been severe too. Many people have lost their
us that oil price hikes trigger a chain reaction across the economy,” economist Kamran Butt [told](https://www.dawn.com/news/1981185) the Dawn newspaper. “They increase transportation costs, push up the prices of daily-use commodities
impact of a price war on the "most vulnerable" in other countries. "We're up to half a million tons of nitrogen fertiliser not being produced in the world right now because of the situation