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Interest rates could go ‘significantly higher’ if oil prices keep climbing — even if the Iran war ends soon

Interest rates could go ‘significantly higher’ if oil prices keep climbing — even if the Iran war ends soon
MarketWatch Thursday 05 November 2026, 12:33 UTC By Nora Redmond 1 min read
Key Points

Strategists at Bank of America found a dramatic correlation between interest rates and oil prices in the U.S., U.K. and Germany.

Strategists at Bank of America found a dramatic correlation between interest rates and oil prices in the U.S., U.K. and Germany.
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