Iran war pauses global easing push by central banks in April - Reuters

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The Iran war has led major central banks to maintain interest rates in April, hindering easing efforts in emerging economies amid inflation pressures and market volatility.

The Iran war has disrupted central bank policies globally, keeping interest rates on hold amid inflation fears and volatile markets. Leading central banks have paused rate changes while emerging economies face increased inflation pressures, with higher energy and transport costs affecting price expectations.

The Iran war-driven surge in oil prices prompted major central banks—including the Fed, ECB, BoE, and others—to pause policy easing in April, while emerging markets saw far fewer rate cuts and central banks like Australia moved to hike rates amid sticky inflation pressures.