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Rising Energy, Fuel and Food Costs: How the Gulf Conflict Could Affect You
Conflict in the Gulf disrupts key shipping routes and LNG production, causing UK food inflation to rise from 3.5–4% to 4.5–5%, experts say.
- On March 3, 2026, the recent escalation in the Middle East is driving wholesale gas markets higher, causing UK households and drivers to face rising bills and pump prices.
- The conflict threatens key shipping lanes, including the Strait of Hormuz, which carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and seaborne gas, while attacks forced QatarEnergy to halt some LNG production.
- Rising fuel and fertiliser prices will push up retail food prices for bread, pasta, cereals, potatoes, and food inflation could rise from 3.5–4% to around 4.5–5%.
- Rising energy costs may force central banks to reconsider rate cuts, putting March decisions in doubt and causing volatility in investor portfolios and pension funds, Sanjay Raja and Maike Currie say.
- AA president Edmund King says prices will `inevitably increase` in the coming weeks, and Martin Lewis noted on March 3, 2026 that the Price Cap rate will likely rise from July, raising bills and inflation.
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Rising energy, fuel and food costs: How the Gulf conflict could affect you
Rising oil, gas, and food costs from the Middle East conflict could hit your bills, mortgages, and pensions. Experts explain what you need to know.
·Scotland, United Kingdom
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·Linz, Austria
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