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Oil prices remain elevated and analysts are flagging the return of inflation risk, with the Middle East conflict between the United States and Iran identified as the catalyst keeping energy costs in focus for markets.
The escalating U.S.-Iran tensions have become the primary variable the tape is tracking for any directional read on where price pressures head next.
The setup has shifted: what had appeared to be an easing inflation picture has come back into play, and crude is the reason.
Oil and the inflation channel Energy costs travel through the broader price level along routes that are well understood. Fuel expenses feed directly into freight and logistics costs.
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