{
  "id": 10849265,
  "title": "Why Middle East Oil Risks Now Exceed US-China Tensions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/why-middle-east-oil-risks-now-exceed-us-china-tensions",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T03:35:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-30/why-middle-east-oil-risks-now-exceed-us-china-tensions-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "IIF Deputy Chief Economist Ashok Bhundia argues that dwindling oil and diesel inventories around the Strait of Hormuz present a more urgent global risk than US-China strategic competition. He warns that elevated crack spreads are driving cost-push inflation and could trigger a sudden market shock. (Source: Bloomberg)",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}