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07.06.26 - 04:00
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UN Food Agency Warns Millions Pushed Into Hunger By Prolonged Iran War (ZeroHedge)
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UN Food Agency Warns Millions Pushed Into Hunger By Prolonged Iran War
The United Nations food agency is sounding a catastrophic alarm on the macroeconomic fallout of the ongoing conflict in Iran and the Persian Gulf region. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), millions of people are actively being plunged into acute hunger due to the war - realizing a grim trajectory the agency previously warned would occur if the Middle East crisis stayed prolonged and global oil prices remained elevated.
Fragile economies are feeling the most pain, with WFP analysis of three highly vulnerable nations revealing that an additional 2.5 million people in Somalia, 2.3 million in Afghanistan, and 1.3 million in Sri Lanka are currently struggling to meet their most basic daily nutritional needs. Back in March, the WFP estimated that a staggering 45 million people globally could be pushed into severe food insecurity by the end of June, compounding the over 300 million people globally who were already facing...
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03.06.26 - 13:42
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US Proposes New Tariffs After Investigation; US, Iran Exchange Clashes | Bloomberg Brief 6/3/2026 (Bloomberg)
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US equity futures hover above another record close and oil climbs amid clashes between the US and Iran. The US proposes new tariffs of at least 10% on imports from 60 trading partners after an investigation into the handling of goods. David Layton, CEO of Partners Group, discusses the redemption pressure seen among individual investors as the private equity firm caps withdrawals at on one of its evergreen funds. Mark McCormick of BMO Capital Markets discusses the strength of the US dollar. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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02.06.26 - 13:12
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How the Iran War Is Shaking Up Food Supply Chains (Bloomberg)
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The arid Persian Gulf is hardly the world's breadbasket. Yet the conflict in the region is sending shockwaves through the global food industry — from growers to packaging firms and distributors — with major implications for food security and living standards....
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29.05.26 - 01:18
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Stocks & Bonds Rise After US-Iran Deal Reports | The Close 5/28/2026 (Bloomberg)
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Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Wells Fargo Chief Equity Strategist Ohsung Kwon, Hormel Foods President John Ghingo, Tola Capital Founder & Managing Director Sheila Gulati, Former LVMH North America Chair Pauline Brown, StoneX Group Chief Market Strategist & Chief Economist Kathryn Rooney Vera, Founder ETFs Portfolio Manager Michael Monaghan, Evercore Equity Analyst Peter Levine, Alex Mill Chairman Mickey Drexler, & Kearney Consumer Institute Lead Katie Thomas. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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28.05.26 - 08:00
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Lifting of internet restrictions reveals Iranians′ anger over food inflation (The Guardian)
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As government begins restoring connection, population voices dismay over food price increases and shortagesThe partial lifting of internet restrictions in Iran has revealed a rising tide of anger about food price inflation as ordinary Iranians decry annual price increases of 308% for vegetable oil, 190% for chicken, and 170% for rice.Iranian authorities on Tuesday began restoring the connection to the global internet that was severed on the first day of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic on 28 February, as it had been during mass protests in January. Continue reading......
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26.05.26 - 15:46
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Marktforscher: Iran-Krieg treibt Lebensmittelpreise nicht (DPA-AFX)
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FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - Energie und Kraftstoffe sind infolge des Iran-Kriegs für Verbraucher in Deutschland teurer geworden, bei Lebensmitteln bleiben Preissteigerungen laut einer Analyse des Marktforschungsunternehmens NIQ bislang aus. Bei Produkten des ......
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