(Bloomberg) -- The global rush to stockpile manufactured goods on fears of an energy-supply crunch will again overshadow business surveys in the coming week gauging the impact of a third month of war in the Middle East.

The latest International Energy Agency assessment of the oil market points to a continuing shortfall of oil supply, and higher prices, even if the war were to end next month.

(Bloomberg) -- The global rush to stockpile manufactured goods on fears of an energy-supply crunch will again overshadow business surveys in the coming week gauging the impact of…

Global oil inventories fell 250M barrels in two months as the Iran war blocks the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a worldwide scramble for energy supplies.