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A global energy squeeze is now unavoidable

Viewsroom

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4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Though investors are still pricing in a swift end to the Middle East conflict, the disruption to oil and gas flows from the region is producing early signs of stress. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists debate how bad the economic and political fallout could get. Iran shock creates problematic fiscal loop Iran conflict is fresh threat to US fiscal future Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.9

As oil surged past $100 a barrel, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the war in Iran

0:32.2

will be over pretty quickly. Financial markets seem to be pricing in a fairly swift resolution

0:37.4

to the conflict,

0:38.6

but disruption in energy supplies could still have lasting effects on the global economy.

0:44.2

We can't predict what will happen in the short term, but this week's viewsroom is taking a step back

0:49.0

and looking at the longer-term consequences of stubbornly elevated oil prices. And for clarity,

0:56.0

we are recording on Tuesday. It's Amy. And it's Jonathan. And this is The Views Room,

1:02.8

your weekly podcast diving into the biggest stories in politics, economics, and finance.

1:07.5

And Amy, we're going to be diving specifically, like you say, into the economic

1:11.5

fallout of what's been happening with oil prices. And I think it's incumbent on us to remember

1:16.2

that this is an election year in the United States. The U.S. obviously launching these attacks

1:20.4

alongside Israel, starting this entire conflict that is very quickly engulfed Iran's regional neighbors

1:26.5

and has threatened a ton of crucial oil infrastructure.

1:30.0

And we've seen markets that have swung between Fibral and oddly placid on this news.

1:36.0

You mentioned oil went past 100 bucks.

1:37.9

We've now got Brent back down below 100.

1:40.5

We had this seeming tease from the Trump administration that maybe they were going to declare mission accomplished, but then no, it turns out aftermarket close.

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