Half a century after the oil shocks of the 1970s, the pattern is returning with striking familiarity. Then, as now, geopolitical conflict disrupted energy supply, oil prices surged, and inflation spread rapidly across economies. The 1973 embargo and the 1979 Iranian Revolution showed how quickly energy markets could destabilize growth. Today’s crisis echoes that history, but it is unfolding in a far faster and more fragile global system. Oil prices have surged above $100 per barrel as tensions in the Middle East threaten supply, particularly
Half a century after the oil shocks of the 1970s, the pattern is returning with striking familiarity. Then, as now, geopolitical conflict disrupted energy supply, oil prices surged, and inflation spread rapidly across economies. The 1973 embargo and the 1979 Iranian Revolution showed how quickly energy markets could destabilize growth. Today’s crisis echoes that history, but it is unfolding in a far faster and more fragile global system. Oil prices have surged above $100 per barrel as tensions in the Middle East threaten supply, particularly