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2naSalit

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Mon Jun 15, 2026, 03:28 PM Jun 15

Europe Pulls DEADLY Trigger - ECB Hikes, Japan Pulls $2.2T, World Bank Warns, USA PANICS - House of El [View all]



When the ECB hikes, the Bank of Japan prepares its highest rate since 1995, and the World Bank warns of the weakest global growth since the pandemic, the data is pointing to something bigger than a temporary inflation shock.

🏦 The European Central Bank raised rates to 2.25% as energy-driven inflation spreads through Europe.
🇯🇵 The Bank of Japan is expected to hike to 1%, accelerating the return of Japanese capital from US markets.
📈 US producer price inflation is running far above consumer inflation, creating a delayed cost shock for households.
🛢️ Oil above $110 is turning the Iran war into a global inflation engine.
🌍 The World Bank now forecasts the weakest global growth since 2020.
💵 Any move to seize frozen Iranian assets could deepen the shift away from dollar-based reserves.
⚠️ The prediction: US consumer inflation breaches 5% by August as producer costs finally pass through.
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