{"id":324600,"date":"2026-03-10T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-has-the-price-of-oil-hit-a-four-year-high-and-what-does-it-mean-for-inflation-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T00:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:00:12","slug":"why-has-the-price-of-oil-hit-a-four-year-high-and-what-does-it-mean-for-inflation-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-has-the-price-of-oil-hit-a-four-year-high-and-what-does-it-mean-for-inflation-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why has the price of oil hit a four year high and what does it mean for inflation? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JgutQQtXRH8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why has the price of oil hit a four year high and what does it mean for inflation? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JgutQQtXRH8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Iran war has pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.  <\/p>\n<p>James and Alex are joined by Dharshini David, deputy economics editor, and Katya Adler, Europe editor and Brexitcast veteran, to discuss what the war means for the global economy and how the surging oil price might lead to higher inflation. 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