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How Energy Shocks Lock In Stagflation
With oil prices spiking due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, households are facing an estimated $1,700 added bill per family. Lucas and Luna dissect how this energy shock is bypassing core inflation metrics, driving up transport costs, and forcing central banks like the Bank of England to hold rates steady while growth stalls. We look at the data from August 2026 to see why traditional deflationary tools might fail when energy becomes the primary driver of price increases.
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