What drives France's economy?
The eurozone's second-biggest economy. Service-heavy, nuclear-powered, and often nudged by political turbulence as much as ECB policy. Each row traces a chain of real events that moved demand, inflation, trade, and political stability in France.
France Economy45.77▼ 8.5% · 30d · 55 chains
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MAY 1
🕌 Military Strike
2026-05-01
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-05-01
The Middle East war drove energy prices sharply higher.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▲
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🇺🇸 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-30
🌍 Energy Supply Disruption
2026-04-30
The naval blockade disrupts energy supply, raising inflation concerns.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-05-01
Energy supply disruption raises costs, leading to higher inflation expectations.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
APR 30
🕌 Military Conflict
2026-04-30
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-30
The Middle East conflict disrupted oil supplies, causing global energy prices to surge.
🌍 Inflation Expectation Rise
2026-04-30
Surging energy costs increase inflation worries, raising the risk of higher inflation.
🌍 Tight Monetary Policy Expectation
2026-04-30
Higher inflation risks make central banks more likely to keep tight monetary policy.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▲
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🕌 Energy Supply Decline
2026-04-30
🇫🇷 GDP ▼
2026-04-30
Tight energy supply from Middle East war slowed Dutch economic growth.
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🇫🇷GDP ▼
🌍 Gas Price Rise
2026-04-30
🇫🇷 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-30
Higher gas prices increased costs for mining, quarrying, energy, and water, raising overall energy costs.
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🇫🇷ENERGY PRICE ▲
🇺🇸 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-30
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-04-30
The US blockade of Iran reduces oil supply, pushing oil prices higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-30
Oil price rise increases production and transport costs, leading to higher overall prices.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
APR 29
🕌 Conflict Escalation
2026-04-29
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Conflict in the Middle East raises energy prices, which increases costs and pushes inflation higher.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-29
Inflation rise leads to expectations of higher interest rates, which makes non-yielding precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇺🇸 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-29
🌍 Energy Supply Disruption
2026-04-29
The US naval blockade at Hormuz restricts oil tanker passage, reducing global supply.
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-29
Oil supply disruption through Hormuz raises energy prices.
🌍 Inflation Worry Rise
2026-04-29
Surging energy costs increase production and transport expenses, fueling inflation worries.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▲
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🇮🇷 Energy Shock
2026-04-29
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Oil price gains from the Iran war energy shock increase costs, leading to higher global inflation.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-29
Inflation rise leads to expectations of higher interest rates, which makes non-yielding precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇺🇸 Peace Talks Stall
2026-04-29
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Stalled peace talks disrupted oil flows, tightening supply and raising inflation.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-29
Inflation rise leads to expectations of higher interest rates, which makes non-yielding precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 28
🇮🇷 Peace Talks Stall
2026-04-28
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-28
Stalled peace talks disrupt oil supply, raising energy costs and fueling inflation.
🌍 Monetary Policy Tightening Expectation
2026-04-28
Higher inflation fears lead investors to expect central banks will tighten monetary policy.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-28
Expectations of tighter monetary policy reduce demand for non-yielding assets like platinum, causing prices to fall.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🌍 Conflict Impasse
2026-04-28
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-28
The US-Iran impasse disrupted oil supply, pushing energy prices higher.
🌍 Inflation Worry Rise
2026-04-29
Surging energy costs increase production and transport expenses, fueling inflation worries.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▲
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🇺🇸 Vessel Seizure
2026-04-20
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-20
The US seized an Iranian vessel, so Iran retaliated with drone strikes.
🌍 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-23
Iran's capture of ships in the Strait of Hormuz disrupts shipping, raising concerns.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-28
Closure of Strait of Hormuz threatens oil supply, raising energy costs and pushing inflation higher.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-29
Inflation rise leads to expectations of higher interest rates, which makes non-yielding precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 27
🕌 Military Conflict
2026-04-27
🌍 Energy Price Rise
2026-04-27
The Middle East conflict disrupted energy supplies, causing global energy prices to rise.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-27
Higher energy prices increase production and transport costs, pushing up overall prices.
🌍 Monetary Policy Tightening Expectation
2026-04-28
Higher inflation fears lead investors to expect central banks will tighten monetary policy.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-28
Expectations of tighter monetary policy reduce demand for non-yielding assets like platinum, causing prices to fall.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇮🇷 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-27
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-27
The Strait of Hormuz closure disrupted oil supply, keeping energy prices high.
🌍 Inflation Rise
2026-04-27
Higher energy prices increase production and transport costs, pushing up overall prices.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-04-28
Rising inflation makes investors expect central banks to raise interest rates.
🌍 Silver Price Decline
2026-04-28
Expectation of higher interest rates makes silver less attractive as a non-yielding asset.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▲
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🇮🇷 Military Blockade
2026-04-27
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-04-27
The blockade disrupts oil supply, raising costs and inflation, which slows global economic growth.
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🌍GDP ▼
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APR 26
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-26
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-04-26
The Iran war disrupts oil supply, raising costs and inflation, which hurts global economic growth.
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🌍GDP ▼
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-26
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-26
The military strike and blockade disrupt oil supply, raising energy costs and causing global inflation.
🌍 Monetary Policy Tightening Expectation
2026-04-28
Higher inflation fears lead investors to expect central banks will tighten monetary policy.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-28
Expectations of tighter monetary policy reduce demand for non-yielding assets like platinum, causing prices to fall.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 1 – APR 30, 2026
MAY 1
🕌 Military Strike
2026-05-01
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-05-01
The Middle East war drove energy prices sharply higher.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▲
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APR 30
🇺🇸 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-30
🌍 Energy Supply Disruption
2026-04-30
The naval blockade disrupts energy supply, raising inflation concerns.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-30
Energy supply disruption raises costs, leading to higher inflation expectations.
↓
🌍INFLATION ▲
🕌 Military Conflict
2026-04-30
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-30
The Middle East conflict disrupted oil supplies, causing global energy prices to surge.
🌍 Inflation Expectation Rise
2026-04-30
Surging energy costs increase inflation worries, raising the risk of higher inflation.
🌍 Tight Monetary Policy Expectation
2026-04-30
Higher inflation risks make central banks more likely to keep tight monetary policy.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▲
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🕌 Energy Supply Decline
2026-04-30
🇫🇷 GDP ▼
2026-04-30
Tight energy supply from Middle East war slowed Dutch economic growth.
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🇫🇷GDP ▼
🌍 Gas Price Rise
2026-04-30
🇫🇷 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-30
Higher gas prices increased costs for mining, quarrying, energy, and water, raising overall energy costs.
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🇫🇷ENERGY PRICE ▲
🇺🇸 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-30
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-04-30
The US blockade of Iran reduces oil supply, pushing oil prices higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-30
Oil price rise increases production and transport costs, leading to higher overall prices.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
APR 29
🕌 Conflict Escalation
2026-04-29
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Conflict in the Middle East raises energy prices, which increases costs and pushes inflation higher.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-29
Inflation rise leads to expectations of higher interest rates, which makes non-yielding precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇺🇸 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-29
🌍 Energy Supply Disruption
2026-04-29
The US naval blockade at Hormuz restricts oil tanker passage, reducing global supply.
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-29
Oil supply disruption through Hormuz raises energy prices.
🌍 Inflation Worry Rise
2026-04-29
Surging energy costs increase production and transport expenses, fueling inflation worries.
↓
🌍ENERGY PRICE ▲
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🇮🇷 Energy Shock
2026-04-29
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Oil price gains from the Iran war energy shock increase costs, leading to higher global inflation.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-29
Inflation rise leads to expectations of higher interest rates, which makes non-yielding precious metals less attractive.
↓
🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇺🇸 Peace Talks Stall
2026-04-29
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Stalled peace talks disrupted oil flows, tightening supply and raising inflation.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-29
Inflation rise leads to expectations of higher interest rates, which makes non-yielding precious metals less attractive.
↓
🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇺🇸 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-29
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-04-29
The US naval blockade restricts oil shipments, reducing supply and pushing prices higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-29
Higher oil prices increase costs for fuel and goods, pushing overall prices up.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-29
Inflation rise leads to expectations of higher interest rates, which makes non-yielding precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 28
🇮🇷 Peace Talks Stall
2026-04-28
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-28
Stalled peace talks disrupt oil supply, raising energy costs and fueling inflation.
🌍 Monetary Policy Tightening Expectation
2026-04-28
Higher inflation fears lead investors to expect central banks will tighten monetary policy.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-28
Expectations of tighter monetary policy reduce demand for non-yielding assets like platinum, causing prices to fall.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🌍 Conflict Impasse
2026-04-28
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-28
The US-Iran impasse disrupted oil supply, pushing energy prices higher.
🌍 Inflation Worry Rise
2026-04-29
Surging energy costs increase production and transport expenses, fueling inflation worries.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▲
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🇺🇸 Vessel Seizure
2026-04-20
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-20
The US seized an Iranian vessel, so Iran retaliated with drone strikes.
🌍 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-23
Iran's capture of ships in the Strait of Hormuz disrupts shipping, raising concerns.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-28
Closure of Strait of Hormuz threatens oil supply, raising energy costs and pushing inflation higher.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-29
Inflation rise leads to expectations of higher interest rates, which makes non-yielding precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇮🇷 Military Conflict
2026-04-27
🌍 Energy Supply Disruption
2026-04-27
The Iran conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz, reducing oil shipments and causing supply disruptions.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-28
Disrupted energy supplies raise costs, pushing overall prices higher.
🌍 Monetary Policy Tightening Expectation
2026-04-28
Higher inflation fears lead investors to expect central banks will tighten monetary policy.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-28
Expectations of tighter monetary policy reduce demand for non-yielding assets like platinum, causing prices to fall.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇺🇸 Diplomacy Setbacks
2026-04-27
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-04-27
Stalled peace talks raised supply disruption fears, pushing oil prices higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-28
Surging oil prices increase production and transportation costs, leading to higher overall prices.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-29
Inflation rise leads to expectations of higher interest rates, which makes non-yielding precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 27
🕌 Military Conflict
2026-04-27
🌍 Energy Price Rise
2026-04-27
The Middle East conflict disrupted energy supplies, causing global energy prices to rise.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-27
Higher energy prices increase production and transport costs, pushing up overall prices.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-04-27
Higher inflation makes central banks more likely to raise interest rates.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-27
Expectations of higher interest rates strengthen the dollar, making precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🇮🇷 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-27
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-27
The Strait of Hormuz closure disrupted oil supply, keeping energy prices high.
🌍 Inflation Rise
2026-04-27
Higher energy prices increase production and transport costs, pushing up overall prices.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-04-28
Rising inflation makes investors expect central banks to raise interest rates.
🌍 Silver Price Decline
2026-04-28
Expectation of higher interest rates makes silver less attractive as a non-yielding asset.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▲
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🇮🇷 Military Blockade
2026-04-27
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-04-27
The blockade disrupts oil supply, raising costs and inflation, which slows global economic growth.
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🌍GDP ▼
🇺🇸 Diplomacy Setbacks
2026-04-27
🌍 Oil Price Rise
2026-04-27
Stalled peace talks raised supply disruption fears, pushing oil prices higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-27
Higher oil prices increase production and transport costs, leading to higher overall prices.
🌍 Monetary Policy Tightening Expectation
2026-04-28
Higher inflation fears lead investors to expect central banks will tighten monetary policy.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-28
Expectations of tighter monetary policy reduce demand for non-yielding assets like platinum, causing prices to fall.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 26
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-26
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-04-26
The Iran war disrupts oil supply, raising costs and inflation, which hurts global economic growth.
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🌍GDP ▼
🇮🇷 Military Strike
2026-04-26
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-26
The military strike and blockade disrupt oil supply, raising energy costs and causing global inflation.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-04-26
Higher inflation makes central banks more likely to raise rates to control it.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-27
Expectations of higher interest rates strengthen the dollar, making precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 24
🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-04-24
🌍 Fuel Price Rise
2026-04-24
Tensions and blockades in the Strait of Hormuz disrupted oil supply, pushing energy prices higher.
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-04-24
Higher oil prices increase costs and inflation, slowing economic growth.
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🌍GDP ▼
🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-04-24
🌍 Fuel Price Rise
2026-04-24
Tensions and blockades in the Strait of Hormuz disrupted oil supply, pushing energy prices higher.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-24
Higher oil prices increase production and transportation costs, leading to higher overall prices.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-04-26
Higher inflation makes central banks more likely to raise rates to control it.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-27
Expectations of higher interest rates strengthen the dollar, making precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 21
🇮🇷 Conflict Escalation
2026-04-20
🌍 Energy Supply Shock
2026-04-20
Renewed military conflict in the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted oil shipments, creating a global shortage.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-21
The Middle East conflict has reduced energy supplies, raising costs and pushing up prices globally.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-04-26
Higher inflation makes central banks more likely to raise rates to control it.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-27
Expectations of higher interest rates strengthen the dollar, making precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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🕌 Peace Talk Progress
2026-04-21
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▼
2026-04-21
Progress in Middle East peace talks reduces fears of supply disruptions, lowering energy prices.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▼
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APR 20
🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-04-20
🌍 Fuel Price Rise
2026-04-20
US military action against Iran disrupted oil shipping routes, reducing supply and pushing prices higher.
🌍 GDP ▼
2026-04-20
Rising energy prices from supply disruptions threaten to slow global economic growth by increasing inflation and reducing demand.
🌍 Industrial Metal Demand Decline
2026-04-20
Fears of slower global growth could reduce manufacturing activity and demand for industrial metals.
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🌍GDP ▼
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APR 17
🇮🇷 Strait Reopening
2026-04-17
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▼
2026-04-17
Opening the Strait of Hormuz eased supply fears, causing oil and gas prices to plunge.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▼
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APR 16
🕌 Conflict Escalation
2026-04-14
🌍 Energy Supply Shock
2026-04-14
War in the Middle East disrupts global energy supply chains.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-16
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has caused a major supply shock, which is lifting inflation pressures.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-04-26
Higher inflation makes central banks more likely to raise rates to control it.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-27
Expectations of higher interest rates strengthen the dollar, making precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
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APR 15
🇮🇷 Conflict Escalation
2026-04-15
🇫🇷 ENERGY PRICE ▲
2026-04-15
The war in Iran disrupted oil supplies, causing diesel and petrol prices in France to surge.
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🇫🇷ENERGY PRICE ▲
APR 10
🕌 Tanker Flow Normalization
2026-04-10
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▼
2026-04-10
Normalized tanker flows would increase oil supply, lowering global energy prices.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▼
🕌 Shipping Flow Rise
2026-04-10
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▼
2026-04-10
Increased shipping flows ease supply worries, which is expected to lower energy prices.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▼
APR 9
🌍 War De-Escalation
2026-04-09
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▼
2026-04-09
A ceasefire would lower energy prices by restoring oil flows and reducing war risk.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▼
🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-04-06
🇮🇷 Shipping Disruption
2026-04-06
Trump's threat of strikes on Iran's infrastructure raises the risk of future supply disruptions.
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-09
The Strait of Hormuz closure raises energy costs, which can increase prices for goods globally.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-04-26
Higher inflation makes central banks more likely to raise rates to control it.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-27
Expectations of higher interest rates strengthen the dollar, making precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
APR 8
🇺🇸 War De-Escalation
2026-04-08
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▼
2026-04-08
A ceasefire agreement reduced geopolitical tensions, lowering fears of supply disruptions and pushing energy prices down.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▼
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APR 6
🕌 Strait Reopening Framework
2026-04-06
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▼
2026-04-06
A potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would increase oil supply, lowering global energy prices.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▼
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APR 2
🇺🇸 Military Action Continuation
2026-04-02
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-02
Continued US military action raises fears of prolonged energy crisis, pushing inflation higher.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-04-26
Higher inflation makes central banks more likely to raise rates to control it.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-27
Expectations of higher interest rates strengthen the dollar, making precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
APR 1
🇺🇸 Military Objective Achievement
2026-04-01
🕌 Diplomatic Negotiation Progress
2026-04-01
The US achieving its military objectives raised hopes for reduced tensions and potential diplomatic talks.
🌍 ENERGY PRICE ▼
2026-04-01
Diplomatic progress toward a ceasefire in the Middle East reduced supply disruption fears, lowering energy prices.
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🌍ENERGY PRICE ▼
🕌 Conflict Escalation
2026-04-01
🌍 INFLATION ▲
2026-04-01
The war disrupts oil shipping routes, raising costs that could push prices higher globally.
🌍 Interest Rate Rise Expectation
2026-04-26
Higher inflation makes central banks more likely to raise rates to control it.
🌍 Precious Metal Price Decline
2026-04-27
Expectations of higher interest rates strengthen the dollar, making precious metals less attractive.
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🌍INFLATION ▲
MAR 31
🇺🇸 Military Strike
2026-03-31
🌍 Fuel Price Rise
2026-03-31
Escalating Middle East tensions and threats to Iran's oil infrastructure raised fears of supply disruptions, pushing crude prices higher.
🇫🇷 INFLATION ▲
2026-03-31
Higher energy prices directly increased the cost of living, pushing overall inflation upward.
🇫🇷 Energy Price Rise
2026-03-31
🇫🇷 INFLATION ▲
2026-03-31
Higher energy prices directly increased the cost of goods and services in France.
🕌 Conflict Escalation
2026-03-31
🌍 PROFITS ▼
2026-03-31
War disrupts energy supplies, raising mining costs and reducing profits.
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