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Oil Demand Growth Faces Biggest Hit Since Covid on Iran Supply Shock

Major forecasters have slashed their expectations for consumption this year.
Motorcyclists facing fuel rationing line up outside a filling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Photographer: Fabeha Monir/Bloomberg
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Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, reporter Mia Gindis looks at how the Iran crisis has overturned expectations for fuel consumption.

The oil supply shock and price surge caused by the Iran war are now predicted to trigger the biggest hit to global demand growth since Covid.