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From Oil to Food, the Iran War Is Squeezing the Global Economy
ByPatricia Cohen March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

The effects of the war in Iran are squeezing consumers, businesses and governments around the world, raising the prices of many essential goods.

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Resurgent Inflation Tests Faith in Fed’s Willingness to Tame It
ByColby Smith and Ben Casselman March 27, 2026March 27, 2026

The war in the Middle East risks worsening an inflation problem that the Federal Reserve has struggled for years to subdue.

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Trump Draws Bipartisan Backlash for Easing Oil Sanctions on Russia and Iran
ByRobert Jimison March 25, 2026March 26, 2026

Republicans and Democrats alike have criticized the Trump administration’s moves, taken to stabilize oil markets rocked by the war with Iran, warning that it is benefiting two U.S. adversaries.

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High Oil and Gas Prices Could Outlast Trump’s War With Iran
ByTony Romm and Rebecca F. Elliott March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

While the president has promised rapid relief, Americans could feel the financial sting of the conflict for some time after it ends.

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With Iran War, Trump Risks Stepping on Gains From His Own Tax Cuts
ByAndrew Duehren March 16, 2026

President Trump’s war in Iran has raised some costs just as many Americans are starting to see savings from last year’s tax cuts.

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Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices
ByDavid E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Ronen Bergman and Julian E. Barnes March 15, 2026March 15, 2026

As the conflict with Iran expands and intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on, or to move toward declaring victory and pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.

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Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict
ByAlan Rappeport March 13, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term.

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How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War
ByMark Mazzetti, Tyler Pager and Edward Wong March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime.

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Higher Oil Prices Could Put the Fed in a Bind as Labor Market Softens
ByColby Smith March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

Investors now expect that the Fed will delay a rate cut until September instead of July, as they had before the war in Iran began.

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Democrats Seize on Oil Topping $100 a Barrel, as Trump Downplays Jump
ByTim Balk March 9, 2026

The global oil benchmark topped $100 a barrel late Sunday, putting Republicans on the defensive on an issue at the center of this year’s midterm elections.

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