Escalating maritime disruptions, including a contested Strait of Hormuz and threats near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, have intensified the worst global energy crisis on record. In response, European Union inflation climbed to 3.8 percent in September, increasing pressure on heavily import-reliant economies. Meanwhile, central banks are struggling with escalating debt burdens, exemplified by the yield on 30-year US Treasuries climbing past five percent.
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Dual regional conflicts have severely restricted global oil transit through the contested…: Dual regional conflicts have severely restricted global oil transit through the contested Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb.
European nations risk mandatory fuel consumption cuts ahead of winter due to prolonged en…: European nations risk mandatory fuel consumption cuts ahead of winter due to prolonged energy supply shortages.
Surging bond yields are restricting the fiscal capacity of heavily indebted nations to sh…: Surging bond yields are restricting the fiscal capacity of heavily indebted nations to shelter consumers from economic shocks.
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Almost five years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine scrambled Europe’s energy map, another war has delivered a second shock.
Since the US-Israeli war on Iran began this past February, the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil normally flows, has been closed or contested, while Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russian refineries has removed more fuel from an overstretched market.
Increased energy prices feed inflation, forcing central banks to tighten monetary policy, while fiscal anxiety pushes up sovereign bond yields, inflating debt service. The final squeeze arrives in supply chains and households, and then in the streets and at the ballot boxes.
In other words, it is a perfect storm - the mother of all perfect storms.
We are seeing a clear example of historian Adam Tooze’s polycrisis concept: a situation where multiple, distinct crises overlap, amplifying their collective effects.
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The Iran war is the larger shock. Within days of its start,…
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