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Middle East war: global economic fallout

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war: - Oil rises, stocks mixed - Oil prices climbed Tuesday as investors awaited US President Donald Trump's latest deadline for Iran to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz. West Texas Intermediate briefly topped $115 a

Strait of Hormuz shipping blockade update

Here are the latest key facts about impacts from the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route virtually paralysed by the Middle East war. Around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) passes through the waterway in peacetime. The war