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Stock markets slumped as energy prices soared on Monday (all times local) as supply disruptions from the Middle East war drove volatility and fanned inflation fears.

Oil prices rocketed above $100 a barrel for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes against crude-producing Gulf nations.

United States President Donald Trump said at the weekend that the price spike was a "small pr

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