About this episode
Oil prices across the globe have surged to multi-year highs, as the war in Iran expands into a broader regional conflict. A prolonged war risks disrupting energy supply chains, particularly as key shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz are effectively closed. Analysts say impacts are already being felt - and that has implications for the global economic outlook and inflation. - イランでの戦争が周辺地域に広がり、国際的な紛争へと拡大する中、世界の原油価格がここ数年で最も高い水準まで急騰しています。戦闘が長引けば、エネルギーの供給に深刻な影響が出るおそれがあります。