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closure of the strait of Hormuz shipping channel were among the factors cited by the BRC. Customers can still find bargains on TV and audiovisual equipment, it said, as retailers target football fans getting “World
closure of the Strait of Hormuz](/opinions/2026/3/27/the-strait-of-hormuz-is-not-just-an-oil-chokepoint) starts to bite on the economy. The government in New Delhi announced the 3 rupees ($0.03) per litre price hike on Friday, as it moved to offset losses
impact will depend on whether the Houthis decide to expand the announced blockade, currently confined to Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, into a broader blockade of hostile shipping. The Bab al-Mandab strait connecting
Strait of Hormuz having been blocked for the past eight weeks, however, those supplies have not been available, prompting a scramble for fuel produced elsewhere. This has pushed up prices dramatically. In late February, before
impact of this global action. But we’re not immune from it. **Penny Wong: ‘Global supply pressures will continue for some time’** The foreign minister, **Penny Wong**, also briefed reporters on her first visit
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
Hormuz – a chokepoint for about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies – as well as Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programme. Talks have largely not progressed and the strait remains mostly
closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have driven oil prices up, with a barrel of Brent crude, a major oil benchmark, [hitting a four-year high of $126](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21m88rd14o) on Thursday
closure of the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/9/on-level-of-atomic-bomb-iran-highlights-hormuz-importance-amid-us-talks) during the US-Israel war on Iran. Since early March, Iran has restricted shipping through the strait, a narrow waterway linking Gulf oil producers to the open ocean
closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil and natural gas is shipped. Dangote, Africa’s richest man, appeared to be one of the winners from this
impact is more evident in regional areas than in the cities. Allen says the chance of a recession, at least for now, is “negligible”. “In the aggregate sense, the economy as a whole is holding
Hormuz](/news/2026/5/3/strait-of-hormuz-blockade-and-other-major-naval-sieges-in-modern-times), through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is shipped during peacetime, has been effectively shut. The closure of the strait has affected Japan, which imports 40 percent of its naphtha
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/6/11/iran-shuts-hormuz-strait-but-wasnt-it-already-closed) – a vital passageway for oil and gas transit – in response to the hostilities launched by the US and Israel has put huge stress upon global energy and other supply chains
Hormuz, the key waterway which was closed to shipping by Iran in the early days of the conflict, cutting the supply of around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas. The standoff
closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel through which 20% of the world's oil and liquid natural gas usually passes, has sent oil prices soaring since the conflict began. Earlier this
closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's energy shipments pass, has sent oil prices surging. But Iran has continued exporting its own oil - and in doing so, cashing
closure of the strait of Hormuz has sent gas prices steeply [upwards](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/28/bp-profits-oil-gas-prices-iran-war-first-quarter). But Spain has been relatively protected compared with other countries because of its existing investment in renewable energy. Jan Rosenow
impact of the Iran war hit UK bills for the first time. On Wednesday, regulator Ofgem will publish details of its new price cap affecting millions of homes on variable tariffs in England, Scotland
impacts, but they are now suffering through increasingly frequent price crises where meals are skipped, jobs are lost, and lights are turned off. This public dip in conditions and cost of living runs parallel
impact of the Iran war. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the rate of unemployment was up in the three months to March, from 4.9% in February, a rate that City economists had expected