Oil shock risks choking AI gains, WTO warns
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The WTO warns that a prolonged oil-price shock from the Middle East conflict could curb the AI boom since AI investment is energy-intensive, potentially shaving about 0.5 percentage points from global goods trade growth and risking food security if energy and fertiliser costs stay elevated; 2025 still saw 4.6% goods trade growth driven by Asia and North American AI investment, but the outlook calls for growth to slow to about 1.9% in the absence of shocks.
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- Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns The Guardian
- Extended Mideast Conflict Would Slow Trade and Growth, W.T.O. Warns The New York Times
- World trade growth set to slow to 1.9% this year, Iran war may weigh more, says WTO Reuters
- WTO Sees Trade and Growth Slowing More Sharply if Middle East Conflict Persists WSJ
- Global Trade to Slow Amid Opposing Forces of Energy Surge and AI Bloomberg.com
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