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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Paul Wiseman

War with Iran delivers another shock to the global economy

Bangladesh Fuel - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The war with Iran is doing collateral damage to the world economy.

The conflict is driving up energy and fertilizer prices; threatening food shortages in poor countries; destabilizing fragile states such as Pakistan; and complicating options for the inflation fighters at central banks like the Federal Reserve.

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