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A prospective U.S.-Iran peace deal and a partial reopening of the Strait of Hormuz offer the Federal Reserve a potential reprieve on inflation just as incoming Chairman Kevin Warsh prepares for his first meeting at the helm, though analysts warn that relief to physical commodity flows will lag any improvement in market prices.
President Trump said Monday on Truth Social that ships were beginning to move through the strait loaded with oil, raising hopes that a key global chokepoint was coming back online.
Oxford Economics cautioned the same day that residual risks will keep the passage more expensive than it was before the conflict.
What the Strait Reopening Means for Inflation The Strait of Hormuz sits at the center of the Fed's supply-side inflation calculus.
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