Fresh attacks in the Middle East and a U.S. proposal to insure and escort tankers have left traffic through the Strait of Hormuz all but halted, pushing oil prices higher as traders reacted to the disruption. The near-seizure of a key shipping chokepoint tightens crude supply risk and raises geopolitical risk premia, supporting further upside in energy markets and posing downside risk to growth/inflation outcomes.
Fresh attacks in the Middle East and a U.S. proposal to insure and escort tankers have left traffic through the Strait of Hormuz all but halted, pushing oil prices higher as traders reacted to the disruption. The near-seizure of a key shipping chokepoint tightens crude supply risk and raises geopolitical risk premia, supporting further upside in energy markets and posing downside risk to growth/inflation outcomes.
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mildly negative
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