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The oil shock

THE oil shock is real, with the whole of the Middle East affected, oil and financial markets shaken, consumer prices shooting up, and several economies struggling to deal with the wider repercussions of the war between US-Israel and Iran. The intersection of oil is a d

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The oil shockTHE oil shock is real, with the whole of the Middle East affected, oil and financial markets shaken, consumer prices shooting up, and several economies struggling to deal with the wider repercussions of the war between US-Israel and Iran. The intersection of oil is a d
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