Oil Shock Triggers Global Growth Fears Amid Middle East Tensions
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Oil prices surged past $115 a barrel as the US-Israel conflict with Iran deepened, triggering stock-market sell-offs and raising fears of a global energy-driven inflation spike and stagflation, with growth expected to slow and central banks facing limited room to ease policy.
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