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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Jonathan Barrett Business editor

Trump’s re-election may have helped Albanese – but the US war in Iran is creating economic conundrums

Smoke rises on the the horizon with Tehran seen in the foreground
The US and Israeli bombing of Iran has caused a spike in oil prices to their highest in four years. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s re-election helped Anthony Albanese win a landslide election, but now threatens to derail his second term of government, with the Labor government’s fortunes increasingly tethered to the US president’s policy agenda.

Trump’s Middle East incursion triggered a huge spike in energy costs, propelling oil prices to their highest level in four years, as fears of a prolonged regional conflict took hold.

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