# ECB
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The ECB’s Surprise Pivot: Re-evaluating the Global Inflation Narrative
The European Central Bank has initiated its first rate hike in three years, signaling a shift toward localized tightening amid geopolitical instability and energy price spikes. This move highlights a growing divergence in global monetary policy, impacting everything from AI-driven asset valuations to the volatile gold market.
Oil Shock Returns: Strait of Hormuz Gridlock Sends Prices Soaring and Raises $150-a-Barrel Risk
Escalating hostilities around Iran and Israel have pushed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz toward paralysis, sending oil prices sharply higher and prompting warnings that prices could surge toward $150 a barrel if exports halt. Markets and policymakers face a renewed inflation‑growth dilemma as storage constraints, production cuts and higher freight and insurance costs turn a regional conflict into a global energy risk.