- Middle East conflict driving oil prices and global inflation
- Geopolitical risk stemming from Middle East tensions is driving market volatility and influencing expectations for FED rate hikes.
The ongoing Middle East conflict is adding risk to the overall economic outlook, with specific signals noted in the manufacturing growth of Germany and economic recovery in France.
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Updated Aug 18
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The ongoing Middle East conflict is adding risk to the overall economic outlook, with specific signals noted in the manufacturing growth of Germany and economic recovery in France.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Production costs are rising due to foreign conflicts, a development noted by the German Minister of Agriculture.Sub-event
- The economic outlook is being shaped by the confluence of the Iran conflict raising corporate costs, global investment in AI driving manufacturing recovery, and shifts in fiscal policy in Germany and France.Sub-event
Conflict adds risk to economic outlook; noting manufacturing growth in Germany and recovery signals in France.1 source
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Geopolitical risk stemming from Middle East tensions is driving market volatility and influencing expectations for FED rate hikes.Also in this story
- FED rate hike fears and Middle East tensions are causing market volatility, leading to MSCI rebalancing and Asian equity declines.
- Market uncertainty reflects the ongoing negotiations regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while yields and labor data inform expectations for the FED and the broader U.S. economy.
- Equities gained on the Fed outlook as rate hike expectations were trimmed, supported by the Canadian labor market.
- Middle East conflict drives precautionary stockpiling in Japan, while S&P Global tracks the performance of Japan's manufacturing sector.
Within Middle East conflict driving oil prices and global inflation
The entities involved
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Middle East
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
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S&P Global
American publicly traded corporation, formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc
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Related events
- Middle East conflict is impacting global supply chains and trade.
- Spain and Ireland show momentum in recovery, while the Middle East conflict drives up energy and food costs and threatens core inflation.
- Macron faces domestic crises in France while Middle East conflict disrupts energy markets and parliament is paralyzed.
- IMF forecasts global economic slowdown, influenced by the Middle East war, impacting Europe, Spain, and the U.K.
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Newest first; wire copies grouped- yahoo.com
- investinglive.com
- investinglive.comMajor European indices are closing the day and the week higher