America’s tightening cost of living squeeze
The Iran war has intensified US households’ affordability struggles
The Iran war has intensified US households’ affordability struggles

Tehran has a strong incentive to keep the conflict going

A weakening US labour market and financial strains come as the Iran war and surging oil prices spark concerns about inflation…

Poorer countries face a triple whammy of crises in fuel, food and remittances

Bank sees risks of surge in government borrowing costs and of hit to ‘rich’ asset prices

Sharp rise in inflation is hitting growth outlook for region heavily dependent on imported energy

There are lasting lessons about energy resilience to be learnt from this conflict