Market volatility and rising oil prices are being driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, impacting financial services like Barclays.
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Updated Sep 17
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What happened
Market volatility and rising oil prices are being driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, impacting financial services like Barclays.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The Middle East conflict caused a rise in headline CPI inflation.Sub-event
- Market volatility is being reported due to the Middle East war, affecting the Bank of Commerce.Sub-event
- Following a truce in the Middle East, consumer confidence has risen, leading to increased cinema spending and positive reports from financial bodies like Barclays.Sub-event
- National Westminster Bank and Barclays are competing in the high street lending market while the Iran war impacts energy prices and economic stability.Sub-event
Conflict in the Middle East is causing market volatility and driving up oil prices and mortgage costs.1 source
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The entities involved
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Barclays
British bank
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Middle East
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
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Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- cnbc.com
- theuknews.com
- cityam.com
- dailymail.comBarclays reaps benefits of market volatility