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Oil price movements tied to Middle East geopolitical developments have long served as a primary transmission mechanism for regional risk into global energy markets, given the Gulf's dominance in crude supply and the Strait of Hormuz's critical role in global petroleum flows. Historically, escalations in regional tensions have produced sharp, often volatile rallies in crude contracts, with downstream effects visible across GCC equity indices—particularly energy stocks, banking sectors exposed to oil-linked revenues, and currency stability tied to petrodollar inflows. The correlation between conflict-driven oil spikes and GCC fiscal planning, government spending capacity, and foreign exchange reserve dynamics has remained a structural feature of Gulf economies throughout periods of elevated
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