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Commerzbank warns US inflation could approach 4% in coming months as Iran war drives energy prices higher, with March CPI expected to show 0.9% monthly gain driven by 20% surge in gasoline prices, while spillover effects to electronics and IT products loom as memory chip and industrial metal costs soar
#YonhapInfomax #USInflation #IranWar #ConsumerPriceIndex #EnergyPrices #Commerzbank #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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'Iran War Could Push US Inflation Close to 4%'

Commerzbank warns US inflation could approach 4% in coming months as Iran war drives energy prices higher, with March CPI expected to show 0.9% monthly gain driven by 20% surge in gasoline prices, while spillover effects to electronics and IT products loom as memory chip and industrial metal costs soar

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Yonhap Infomax News 1d ago

UBS warns Middle East conflict-driven energy price surge will push global food costs higher through fertilizer market spillover, potentially adding 0.5-2.4 percentage points to inflation across developed and emerging economies as natural gas disruptions intensify supply chain risks
#YonhapInfomax #EnergyPrices #GlobalFoodInflation #FertilizerCosts #MiddleEastConflict #EmergingMarkets #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=113867

UBS - Energy Prices to Drive Global Food Inflation Higher

UBS warns Middle East conflict-driven energy price surge will push global food costs higher through fertilizer market spillover, potentially adding 0.5-2.4 percentage points to inflation across developed and emerging economies as natural gas disruptions intensify supply chain risks

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viridiansociety 1d ago

U.S. residential electricity prices have jumped 33% since 2019, from 13¢/kWh to 17.3¢/kWh in 2025, with no signs of slowing according to new Lawrence Berkeley National Lab analysis.

Utilities proposed $18 billion in rate increases last year alone, with two-thirds of requests approved since 2021.

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/lbnl-retail-electricity-prices-rates-brattle/816321/

Which states will see the highest increases, and what options do consumers have to mitigate these costs?

#EnergyPrices #UtilityRates #ElectricityMarkets #EnergyPolicy

Expect retail electricity prices to rise further: LBNL/Brattle

Record investor-owned utility rate increase requests and approvals last year “suggest additional near-term price increases absent policy/market actions,” according to an analysis.

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WYM Mod 2d ago

European ministers propose taxing energy profits – is this the solution? Carlos Cuerpo and other European ministers are urging an EU-wide windfall tax on energy companies. This move aims to fairly distribute the burden of surging oil prices and inflation, exacerbated by the Iran war. Learn more about this crucial proposal.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/04/europe-energy-windfall-profit-tax.html #Inflation #EnergyPrices #EU #WindfallTax

Richard Ashwell 3d ago

Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about #NorthSeaOil and #gas

1. FALSE: ‘Reopening the #NorthSea would lower bills’
Further drilling in the North Sea would do nothing to cut #bills, because UK #EnergyPrices are set on international markets

https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-nine-false-or-misleading-myths-about-north-sea-oil-and-gas/ #climate #ClimateChange

Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief factchecks some of the most common claims about North Sea oil and gas.

Carbon Brief

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)3d ago

‘Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants!’ Trump threatens Iran’s civilian infrastructure https://www.politico.eu/article/bridges-next-then-electric-power-plants-us-donald-trump-threatens-irans-civilian-infrastructure/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #U.S.foreignpolicy #Infrastructure #Energycrisis #Energyprices #MiddleEast #WarinIran #Maritime #Military #Pentagon #Politics #Bridges #Crisis #Energy #Oil #War

‘Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants!’ Trump threatens Iran’s civilian infrastructure

“Our Military, the greatest and most powerful (by far!) anywhere in the World, hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran,” rails U.S. president.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)4d ago

Officials warn US is running out of targets to strike in Iran https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/02/trump-vows-to-keep-attacking-iran-but-hes-running-out-of-targets-to-hit-00856497?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Infrastructure #Energyprices #Negotiations #SocialMedia #Department #MiddleEast #Munitions #Conflict #Military #Missiles #Pentagon #Security #Bridges #Defense #Exports #Media #Water #Oil #War

Officials warn US is running out of targets to strike in Iran

Iran is fighting a different kind of war, one less focused on military tactics than economics.

Politico

Yonhap Infomax News 4d ago

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau signals ECB's next move very likely to be rate hike amid surging energy prices, though timing remains uncertain as Middle East conflict pushes economic outlook toward moderately pessimistic scenario
#YonhapInfomax #ECB #RateHike #BankOfFrance #EnergyPrices #EurozoneInflation #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=113560

French Central Bank Chief Says ECB's Next Move 'Very Likely' to Be Rate Hike

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau signals ECB's next move very likely to be rate hike amid surging energy prices, though timing remains uncertain as Middle East conflict pushes economic outlook toward moderately pessimistic scenario

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)4d ago