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The Middle East conflict remains a critical focus for markets, with headlines waxing and waning.
Economically, the US still looks relatively insulated from the current shock.
The magnitude of the current energy shock in Europe is smaller, especially on the gas front, than in 2022.
Beijing has many buffers to cushion the flow of energy price shocks, including strategic reserves and export controls.
If current price levels persist, reserve funds for gasoline subsidies could be exhausted by summer, potentially requiring a supplemental budget.
President Trump said he was postponing strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure due to constructive discussions.
The US was discussing and negotiating with a senior Iranian official who was not the supreme leader.
Iranian media and the speaker of the parliament pushed back against President Trump's claims of constructive discussions.
President Trump later turned aggressive, casting doubts on a deal and threatening intensified military actions.
Oil prices have remained elevated due to the Middle East conflict.
Concerns exist about supply choke points, especially fertilizers and shipping routes, due to the conflict.
Reports suggest Yemen's Iran-aligned group could join the war, raising the risk of disruption to the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The US administration has recognized the price pressure building up.
Treasury Secretary Besant discussed Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SBR) release and easing on Russian energy and Iranian oil already on water.
The US removed some sanctions on Potash companies this week.
Treasury Secretary Besant stated that a US insurance program to support shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is likely to begin soon.
Higher energy prices could support more investment in energy-related infrastructure if producers believe prices will stay elevated for some time.
A direct spillover into core inflation in the US is pretty limited.
The Federal Reserve would be concerned about how energy price shocks impact longer-term inflation expectations.
US consumers are looking pretty solid.
February retail sales are expected to rise 0.5% month-on-month, driven by broad-based spending.
Tax refunds and President's Day deals in February were a tailwind for consumption.
Another strong print is expected for March vehicle sales.
High-frequency data points to steady sales in the first couple of weeks of March.
Strong payroll income and elevated tax refunds will help cushion consumer spending against higher energy prices in March.
Consumption has remained robust across all income levels, not just high-income consumers.
The underlying trend of job growth in the US is fairly steady.
March payrolls are likely to rebound modestly to around 55,000.
The end of a nurses' strike will provide some support to March payroll numbers.
The unemployment rate is expected to hold broadly steady, effectively rounding down to 4.4%.
Layoffs are still running near cycle lows.
Measures of job finding (labor demand) have been more mixed.
There is a slight risk the unemployment rate rounds up to 4.5% due to a partial government shutdown affecting Department of Homeland Security employees.
Average Hourly Earnings (AHE) are expected to rise 0.3%, a modest step down after two strong months of 0.4%.
Wage growth is slowing but has stabilized.
Payroll income strength will be supportive for consumers.
The oil shock in Europe is slightly more acute than the gas shock.
Monetary policy in the Euro area is neutral, and in the UK, it is marginally restricted to neutral.
The Bank of England was expected to cut rates twice prior to the current energy shock.
Central banks are focused on preventing second-round effects, such as inflation expectations de-anchoring and a wage-price spiral.
The risk of second-round effects in both the Euro area and the UK is less likely this time compared to 2022.
Euro area risks of second-round effects are slightly higher than in the UK.
Markets are pricing both the ECB and the Bank of England to raise rates by about three times by December of this year.
The market pricing for ECB and Bank of England rate hikes is considered wrong.
The ECB is much more likely to raise rates than the Bank of England if one of them does.
PMI data and an IFO report in Germany generally looked softer.
Activity side weakened, and output fell in Europe.
Services indices fell by more than manufacturing indices in Europe.
Some European firms are trying to get ahead of the curve by increasing output and new orders due to the risk of longer disruptions.
Input price indices rose markedly for both manufacturing and services firms in Europe.
Output price indices in Europe were much more contained.
The key focus for central banks and market participants is whether input price indices rise further and if output price indices begin to rise meaningfully in Europe.
March HICP inflation data for the Euro area aggregated will be released on Tuesday.
Weekly pump price data shows a meaningful rise in the Euro area.
Nomura forecasts March HICP inflation for the Euro area to be 3% year-on-year, up from 1.9% in February.
Prior to the Iran conflict, the forecast for March HICP inflation was an unchanged print of 1.9%.
The direct impact of pump prices and household energy bills effectively raised the Euro area's HICP inflation forecast from 1.9% to 3%.
China, as the world's largest energy importer, could theoretically be hurt by the conflict.
Oil and gas only account for around 27% of China's total energy consumption, with rich alternative sources like coal and renewables.
The Middle East conflict could, in the short term, make Beijing's task of inflation and growth easier.