Stock markets fall as analysts priced in two quarter-point UK rate rises by the end of the year Business live – latest updates Oil and gas prices have jumped and expectations of interest rate rises in Europe have increased after the US carried out a third night of military strikes against Iran . ...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/14/oil-price-gas-rise-us-iran-interest-rates-stock-markets)