Bob Elliott

Oil shocks force a brutal trade-off between growth and inflation - Unlike demand-driven price hikes, supply-side energy shocks squeeze household margins and complicate central bank policy sequencing.

Today’s savings-driven economy is uniquely fragile - Rising energy costs act as a direct tax on consumption, potentially depleting the post-pandemic savings buffer faster than markets currently price in.

Geopolitical conflict creates asymmetric global risks - An Iran-driven shock doesn't just impact oil; it rewrites the macro playbook for gold, global currency flows, and the shift toward a wartime economy.