A diplomatic choke-point treaty cannot erase the structural inflation built during a shipping blockade.
Even when critical shipping channels are officially reopened by multinational accords, the lingering threat of sudden escalation and delayed supply-chain filtering keep energy prices and sovereign yields elevated.
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S&P Global warns that the delayed filtering of energy-driven supply chain costs will keep inflationary pressures high long after shipping corridors reopen.
Even with Hormuz flows recovered, Brent remains near double pre-conflict levels and the premium can instantly re-inflate — reopening a choke point does not restore pre-blockade economics.
A ceasefire red line cools the immediate spike, but lingering escalation threat and depleted inventories keep energy prices and inflation structurally elevated — diplomacy does not erase blockade-built inflation.