@isabellamweber.bsky.social: "The world #energy shock is coming — it will deepen #inequality in ways we've seen before."

"without urgent government action, the Strait of #Hormuz crisis will ripple through our economies and rip apart our societies"

"cost shocks don't just pass through markets neutrally—they give dominant corporations cover to hike prices, protect margins, and *increase* profits. We called this sellers' inflation."

https://bsky.app/profile/isabellamweber.bsky.social/post/3mhlf23l4ds2r

#Economics #Inflation #PoliEcon

Isabella M. Weber (@isabellamweber.bsky.social)

The world energy shock is coming — it will deepen inequality in ways we've seen before. Our new @newstatesman1913.bsky.social piece argues that without urgent government action, the Strait of Hormuz crisis will ripple through our economies and rip apart our societies. Here's why. 1/

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Full piece with @gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social in
@newstatesman1913.bsky.social
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https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2026/03/the-world-energy-shock-is-coming

The world energy shock is coming

Do you remember the days when the world already knew that there was a Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan and that it was spreading rapidly, but you were not under lockdown yet? An in-between moment when it wa

New Statesman