The spillover of higher energy prices
Marketplace Morning Report
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🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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The U.S. and Iran remain far apart on a ceasefire, as President Donald Trump warns on social media that "the clock is ticking." The standoff is rattling global markets. Government bonds are rising, pushing up borrowing costs. And oil prices are moving higher this morning, as traders worry that the war in the Middle East will lead to a prolonged period of higher inflation. We'll discuss. And later: how Brazil became BYD’s biggest market outside of China.
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| 1:01.1 | Will higher oil prices trickle through the economy? |
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| 1:08.7 | The U.S. and Iran remained far apart on a ceasefire, |
| 1:12.3 | with President Trump taking to social media to warn the clock is ticking. The standoff is |
| 1:17.3 | rattling global markets. Government bonds are rising, pushing up borrowing costs, and oil prices |
| 1:23.1 | are moving higher this morning as traders worry the war in the Middle East will lead to a prolonged |
| 1:27.3 | period of higher inflation. For more, we're joined by Julia Coronado. She's founder and president |
| 1:32.6 | of macro policy perspectives. Hi, Julia. Good morning. So we continue to see a sell-off in global |
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