Middle East Tensions Push Oil Prices Above $105
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Higher oil and borrowing costs will squeeze household budgets and slow economic growth worldwide.
Oil prices surged to $105 a barrel, with Brent crude exceeding $106, as Middle East hostilities escalate and Houthi forces threaten the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Borrowing costs also rose amid fears of prolonged conflict impacting global supply chains.
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BBC News
Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate
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france24.com
Middle East live: Houthis close in on Bab el-Mandeb as Brent barrel price soars to over $106
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barrons.com
Tight Supply Worries Lift Oil as Middle East Conflict Heats Up
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