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The Iran war’s ceasefire of 1 March 2026 was supposed to close the economic chapter. Four months on, the downstream costs keep compounding. Gasoline crack spreads sit at $53 a barrel, near June 2022 highs. The ECB hiked rates on war-driven inflation. Core inflation acce…