Capital Economics has a London-based research group, while Martin Schlegel is chairman of the Swiss National Bank. The Middle East conflict drives global inflation and uncertainty.

The entities involved

• Capital Economics →

  UK business

  • Capital Economics released a forecast regarding the European Central Bank's future interest rate path.Sun 05:07
• Switzerland →

  country in Central Europe

  • ECB has established swap line arrangements with central banks, with the ECB President leading central bank operations.Mon 17:35
  • Talks regarding an Iran deal are underway, with a ceasefire reached after deadly exchanges, and Trump supporting Israel.Mon 17:12
• Middle East →

  geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

  • A US Air Force base in Fairford, located near the Oxfordshire border, is being utilized due to actions in the Middle East.Mon 17:54
  • Authorities are investigating an incident at a base in Fairford, with possible links to Iran and Russia.Mon 17:54

Related events

• Conflict in the Middle East is driving inflation and cost increases, influencing central bank policy signals.Jun 7
• The Middle East conflict caused a rise in headline CPI inflation.Aug 25
• Isabel Schnabel comments on ECB policy relevant to Latvia amid energy price shocks stemming from the Middle East conflict.Aug 28
• The European Central Bank, led by Christine Lagarde, is grappling with the economic fallout of the Middle East conflict, including energy price hikes and global inflation.Jun 22
• Bank ABC is using ECL provisioning for risk management as the conflict in the Middle East impacts its performance amid geopolitical tensions.Aug 18