Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control
Key takeaway
Fighting near Yemen's Red Sea port of Mokha raises oil supply disruption fears.
- Step 1 · The triggerintensified fighting near Yemen's Red Sea port of Mokha raises risk of oil supply disruption
- Step 2 · Knock-onglobal oil prices rise as traders price in higher supply and shipping risk
- Step 3 · Knock-onUK wholesale fuel and freight costs increase as higher oil prices transmit through supply contracts
- Step 4 · Reaches youUK SMEs with large fuel or freight exposure see input costs rise, squeezing margins unless costs can be passed on
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Source: bbc.co.uk
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