Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Oil shock 2.0: Inflation back, rate cuts fading- oil and gas 360

Oil shock 2.0: Inflation back, rate cuts fading

(By Oil & Gas 360) – The market isn’t just reacting to higher oil prices. It’s reacting to what those prices mean this time.   What’s unfolding looks less like a temporary spike and more like a second-order shock, one that’s already starting to ripple through inflation, interest rates, and growth expectations in ways that feel more persistent than 2022. This time,