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Global oil inventories hit 8-year low amid Iran conflict

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Global oil inventories are critically low, approaching an eight-year nadir, yet financial markets remain surprisingly calm. Analysts attribute this complacency to investor optimism and market-moving headlines, despite a significant deficit of over a billion barrels due to the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A continued disruption could push oil prices past $150 a barrel, with Asia being particularly vulnerable to economic recession and increased food and fuel costs. AI

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Global oil inventories hit 8-year low amid Iran conflict

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Angelica Ang ·

    A second wave of Iran energy shocks is about to hit Asia and the wider world. Why aren’t markets reacting?

    “The market has been complacent,” Chen Chien-Ming, an associate professor at NTU, says, blaming investors' "wishful thinking that the war will soon end.”

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