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Middle East conflict continues. The biggest economic impact of the war so far has been a surge in energy prices. Around a fifth of the world's oil and gas is transported through the Strait
conflict in the Middle East, “markets are also swinging between 1999-style AI exuberance and 2000-type tech crash fears.” > double quotation markOn the former, Brent briefly fell below $90 for the first time since
conflict in the Middle East and the subsequent rise in energy prices and [market interest rates](https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/23/tracker-mortgages-interest-rate-deal-loan). Mortgage rates have broadly risen across the market in recent months. The average two-year fixed
Middle East conflict. Retailers rejected the plan, criticising its potential costs amid rising taxes, fuel and energy costs and arguing it could push up prices for shoppers overall. One supermarket executive called the idea “completely
market” hit by weaker spending by young people and concerns about the Middle East conflict. The company, which runs 4,800 stores worldwide including the JD, Blacks and Millets chains in the UK, said
Middle East. So what impact might that have on our summer holidays - and what could be done about it? The Gulf region produces far more jet fuel than it requires for its own purposes
Middle East unleashed by the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, according to a separate report from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Despite embryonic signs of a ceasefire, amid talks between
impact of Middle East conflict House price growth in the UK has surprised estate agents and economists by jumping in April at the fastest annual pace in 11 months, according to [Nationwide](https://www.theguardian.com/business/nationwide).
Markets and the economy would recover fast, he said. However, the Canadian finance minister François-Philippe Champagne, who was present at all the key meetings and has been at the sharp end of dealing with
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 conditions, and forcing
conflict in the Middle East provoked fears of another cost of living crisis, a report from one of the UK’s biggest banks has suggested. Barclays, which processes nearly 40% of the UK’s credit
Conflict in the Middle East has pushed up oil prices in recent weeks, highlighting the risks of dependence on fossil fuels and bringing questions of energy security back into focus. "This is exactly why this
impact. However, bosses warned the damage from the Middle East conflict was steadily rising. A separate report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the professional body for HR, also found that UK employers
Middle East conflict, India tried to diversify away from Russian oil. Thereby, we saw a build in oil on water and larger volumes going to China,” she explained. “But going from Russia to China
Middle East conflict. Bailey said the Bank of England was taking into account the IMF's "serious advice". Before the US-Israeli attacks on Iran six weeks ago, the Bank of England was widely expected
conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Jet fuel prices double, leading airlines to increase baggage fees, raise fares](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5785258/jet-fuel-airline-cost-iran-war-oil) But getting back to gasoline prices below $3 a gallon on average would take even longer
market volatility, when the Iran war broke out. Last month, the AFC warned that the continent is on course for an 86-million-tonne fuel shortfall by 2040, underscoring the widening gap between domestic production
Middle East conflict has laid bare the fact that the UK remains highly exposed to global energy shocks. Even if hostilities ease rapidly, higher energy prices will leave households poorer, businesses facing higher costs
market stall](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0ef8e11585886d1ba78c0a19ba6d9ca7d3c92a71/250_0_2500_2000/master/2500.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Opinium found that 80% of people are worried about the rising price of groceries. Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters She said ministers should remove non-commodity energy costs for retailers, which
Middle East](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz). Profits at Saudi [Aramco](https://www.theguardian.com/business/aramco) hit $33.6bn (£26.9bn) in the first three months of the year, while revenue rose nearly 7% compared with a year earlier