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Crude oil hits $81.64 as US-Iran escalation disrupts 20% of global supply, threatening inflation and derailing Fed rate cuts
Crude surges 9% to highest since summer 2024 as Middle East tensions threaten energy security. Strait of Hormuz closure removes 10-11M barrels daily, pressuring inflation and equities.
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Crude oil hits $81.64 as Middle East tensions disrupt 20% of global oil supply, driving inflation expectations higher and equity markets lower.
Crude oil jumped 9% to $81.64 as US-Iran military escalation disrupts the Strait of Hormuz, removing 10% of global supply and shaking equities and inflation expectations.
Crude oil surged 9% to $81.64 amid escalating US-Iran military tensions, closing the Strait of Hormuz and removing 10-11 million barrels daily from global supply while rattling equity markets and pushing gas above $3.25 per gallon.
