Factories face soaring costs as Iran war causes supply shocks
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middle_eastworld2d ago
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to finance.yahoo.com, by Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) - The economic shock from the Iran war hit European factories last month, suppressing demand for their goods and pushing up raw material costs at the fastest rate in four years, although their Asian peers saw activity expand due to stockpiling, surveys showed on Monday.