Mastodawn

The global economy's first collective health check since war broke out in the Middle East will arrive in the form of business surveys from the U.S. to the euro zone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/22/economy/shockwave-war-global-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economy #globaleconomy #economicindicators #us #donaldtrump #middleeast #iran #israel #straitofhormuz

Shockwave of war is rippling through the global economy

The spike in energy costs and consequent threat to global consumer prices has prompted a spectrum of central-bank responses over the past few days.

The Japan Times

Yonhap Infomax News 2h ago

Middle East conflict disrupts global supply chains for helium, pharmaceuticals, and fertilizers as Strait of Hormuz passage halts, with helium prices doubling and fertilizer costs surging amid prolonged shipping disruptions threatening food security and industrial production worldwide
#YonhapInfomax #StraitOfHormuz #HeliumSupply #FertilizerPrices #PharmaceuticalTrade #MiddleEastConflict #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=111330

Scott Lucas 2h ago

EA-Times Radio Special: #Trump Camp Wobbles Over US- #Israel War on #Iran (Scott Lucas in studio with Maddie Hale)

#IranWar #StraitOfHormuz

https://eaworldview.com/2026/03/iran-trump-camp-wobbles/

The Daily Perspective 2h ago

Trump's ultimatum to Iran masks a strategy problem the US can't solve

#StraitOfHormuz #OilCrisis #IranWar #AusNews #AIGenerated

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-22-trumps-ultimatum-to-iran-masks-a-strategy-problem-the-us-cant-solve-5edc0e17

Trump's ultimatum to Iran masks a strategy problem the US can't solve

Trump's 48-hour ultimatum to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz reveals a US strategy struggling to reopen the world's most important energy chokepoint.

The Daily Perspective

Mathrubhumi English 3h ago

Logistics Alert: No urea = no DEF = no trucks. India's BSVI fleet faces a terminal April risk. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/auto/india-urea-shortage-bsvi-diesel-fleet-immobilisation-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-jcc5bkl0?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #LogisticsCrisis #UreaShortage #IndiaSupplyChain #StraitOfHormuz

Scott Lucas 4h ago

RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116271278477272296

#Trump rants on Truth Social:

"If #Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the #StraitOfHormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!"

#IranWar

Scott Lucas 4h ago

UPDATES: US- #Israel War on #Iran, Day 23 --- Contradictory Signals from a Cornered #Trump Administration

#IranWar #StraitOfHormuz

https://eaworldview.com/2026/03/us-israel-war-on-iran-contradictory-signals-from-a-cornered-trump-administration/

Hublai (charismatic megafauna)6h ago

#USwarcrime and the #StraitofHormuz is in fact open. If you #payinrmb #payinyuan #petroyuan

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:moiypzoh7tzprabkyxfujp7t/post/3mhmbx7fmns2j

World news | The Guardian 6h ago

Middle East crisis live: Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to open strait of Hormuz; 100 injured in Israel https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/22/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-war-trump-ultimatum-major-attack-strait-of-hormuz-open-israel-hit-tehran-retaliation #UsisraelWarOnIran #Iran #DonaldTrump #Israel #StraitOfHormuz #Lebanon #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #UsNews #UsPolitics

Middle East crisis live: Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to open strait of Hormuz; about 100 injured in Israel

Trump tells Iran to reopen strait to shipping or face destruction of its energy infrastructure, as Tehran launches its most destructive attack yet on Israel

the Guardian

Ramesh #NotGoingBack 7h ago

#Bully #Trump: Open the #StraitOfHormuz within 48 hours, or else I will break your arm.

#Iran: Oh yeah? If you break my arm, I'm gonna break yours AND your friend's.

Standing up to nihilistic bullies is exactly the kind of situation where they would be justified in building #nuclear weapons.