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energy costs as a reason for considering price hikes. Four in 10 reported a rise in the cost of the goods or services they bought in March compared with February, the highest proportion since December
reasons diesel and energy costs are being affected so much is because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz - the narrow waterway which separates Iran from Oman. The strait is deep enough
rising damage from the Middle East war, the Washington-based fund warned UK economic growth rate would be 0.5 percentage points lower this year than it had predicted back in January – the biggest downgrade among
rising fuel prices would inevitably push up ticket prices. Even if the strait of Hormuz were to reopen tomorrow, the impact of disruption caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran could still be felt
reason. Payrolled jobs, a separate measure of how many people are employed in the economy, continued to decline – with provisional data for March down 65,000 on the same month a year ago. Sanjay Raja
UK wants a closer relationship with the European bloc. Meanwhile, the government's domestic in-tray is overflowing, and some decisions are already overdue. A defence spending plan, delayed for months, is sitting unsigned
UK-produced brick prices are 80% up compared to a decade ago, ONS data shows. The cost of insulating materials, metal screws and precast concrete rose by about 50% in four years since 2021, while
UK and globally, pushing up costs and leading to a scramble among countries for supplies. ## ‘Huge shock’ Jim Mackey, the chief executive of NHS [England](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/england), is “very worried” about supply chain challenges
price rises that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Households across the world are [spiralling into debt](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/30/rising-costs-forcing-3m-uk-households-skip-meals-which-report), farmers [cannot afford fertiliser](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/23/fertiliser-short-supply-australia-farmers-bread-prices-strait-of-hormuz) and governments are remembering that a dependency
reasonable price, no longer applies. With about [one-third of the](https://news.un.org/en/interview/2026/04/1167351) fertiliser trade travelling through the strait of Hormuz, and [about half of the world population’s food supply dependent on artificial
rising prices, buying fuel or other oil products at a fixed or capped cost in advance. However, this does not offer complete protection. EasyJet, for example, hedged 80% of its fuel supply for the first
price increases, fertiliser shortages and stock market volatility – the effects have been felt faster than in most previous conflicts. Why? There are few clear answers — but analysts say several factors might help explain why this
rise again in the Strait of Hormuz – this time between Iran and the US – we break down what happened in the 1980s and examine the parallels and differences between the situations then