OPEC is no stranger to exits. But UAE’s exit could mean a fundamental geopolitical shift in the Middle East (and the oil markets).
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OPEC is no stranger to exits. But UAE’s exit could mean a fundamental geopolitical shift in the Middle East (and the oil markets).
The cost of borrowing is already choking crucial public spending across many developing economies. But now it is triggering wider concerns.
The country once mocked for fiscal collapse may soon look more disciplined than the world’s largest economy.
Rising oil prices are now feeding into U.S. inflation, with energy costs driving a sharp increase in headline CPI for March. As crude climbs above $100 per barrel amid Iran war tensions, the divergence between headline and core inflation is complicating the Federal Reserve’s path on interest rates.