2026-03-21

The Wire Daily

The Stagflation Trap: How the Iran Crisis Just Broke the Fed’s Playbook

Oil at $112, rate hikes back on the table, and markets repricing the entire 2026 policy path as Middle East conflict collides with Supreme Court tariff ruling.

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The Wire Daily

The Strait, the Stagflation Trap, and the Semiconductor Wars

Oil shock forces macro reset as Europe faces energy-driven fiscal crisis, while Beijing and Washington weaponise chips, minerals, and industrial capacity

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Oil at $113, Reserves Burning, and the Week the Gulf Changed Everything

As Iran strikes Kuwait's refineries and the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, markets confront a new energy regime—while China joins the commodity warfare and Asia bears the brunt.

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