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Oil and gas might not be the only commodities vulnerable to the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Fertilizers are at particular risk, as their supplies get choked at the strait, a critical shipping corridor for a third of the world’s fertilizer shipments.
The U.S. is a net oil exporter but that does not shield it from global economic shocks.
Rising gas prices may push consumers toward EVs—but whether they switch depends on where they live.
The Federal Reserve’s latest projections show steady economic growth, persistent inflation above 2% and a slower path to interest rate cuts.