Oil price tumbles and stock markets soar on hopes Middle East war will end soon – business live

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Middle East crisis live: Trump claims war will end in ‘two or three weeks’; Rubio says US should ‘re-examine’ Nato relationship

Cost of living: how to prepare for the ‘awful April’ shower of bill increases

An end to the war in the Middle East, and a drop in energy prices, would be a relief to UK households as we enter Awful August.

UK households face a bill surge this month, in which the annual..

source: The Guardian - 01.04.2026

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The energy crisis sparked by the war is making some countries consider ramping up their use of dirty fuels

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Beyond rising costs of gas and air travel, experts say this is likely just beginning of higher prices amid global volatility

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