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The underlying factors shaping the oil price shock

While the closure of the Strait of Hormuz dominates the near-term outlook for energy prices, shifting behaviour in the wider oil market – not least a greater willingness from India and China to import Russian oil – is helping to relieve some of the upward pressure on the oil price.

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