Macroeconomic Insights: LATAM – One Oil Shock, Six Reactions

The 2026 oil shock has affected inflation very differently across Latin America. The same increase in global energy costs has passed through six different domestic transmission mechanisms (Figure 1). That divergence is already visible in the latest data. Headline...

Macroeconomic Insights: CEE’s Deferred Inflation Pass-Through

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the wider conflict involving Iran pushed regional fuel and gas costs sharply higher from March 2026. Governments across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) entered that shock with different administered price regimes already in...

Macroeconomic Insights: The Oil Shock Could Spread Beyond Hormuz

The oil shock has entered a more complicated phase. Since late February, when the US and Iran conflict began, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been severely restricted, cutting the majority of normal Gulf export flows. That disruption constrained the...