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Iran War to Push Global Inflation to 4% This Year in OECD Forecast

The OECD says the conflict in the Middle East is reviving the specter of inflation and now sees the average rate for the Group of 20 this year jumping to 4%. OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann says there clearly is "quite a significant level of downside risk to our outlook today." (Source: Bloomberg)