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Israel-Gaza war throws up new challenges for global economy

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Israel-Gaza war throws up new challenges for global economy(REUTERS/Thomas White)

There are growing fears that the war between Israel and Hamas will complicate global efforts to bring down inflation and could potentially trigger a global recession.

The middle east is a key global energy supplier, and a crucial shipping pathway for much of the world's goods, while the global economy itself remains fragile.

GUEST: Steven Hamilton, Assistant Professor of Economics at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. 

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