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Explainers

The Seven-Day Strait: What Iran's Rejected Hormuz Offer Means for Oil Prices and the War

Tehran said it could reopen the world's most important oil waterway within a week — if Washington eased pressure first. Trump said no. We explain what was offered, why it failed, and what it means for fuel and inflation.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read

Business

The $105 Oil Shock: How Middle East Tensions Are Rewriting the Rules for Markets, Business, and Borrowers

With Brent crude above $105 and US-Iran tensions flaring around the Strait of Hormuz, the energy shock is driving bond yields to multi-decade highs, squeezing businesses and households, and forcing central banks back into tightening mode.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read