The energy shock unleashed by the Middle East war will top the agenda at Thursday's European Central Bank meeting, as fears grow of a major hit to the eurozone economy.
The surge in oil and gas prices triggered by the conflict has fuelled worries of a new burst of inflation in the 21-nation euro area, which is heavily dependent on energy imports.
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