EXCLUSIVE: The impact of the conflict in the Middle East on global growth and inflation will partly depend on the damage caused to energy infrastructure, the chief economist of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said. Source: wsj.com

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said the impact of the Iran war on the economy is moderate for the moment and growth is on track to match the government’s expectations if the conflict doesn’t deteriorate. Source: bloomberg.com

Even as Pittsburgh International Airport continues to add new routes — including one to Ireland next month — the region’s economic stagnation… Source: post-gazette.com

The Bank of Thailand will keep its interest rate at the current level “for as long as possible” to support the economy, even though inflation is set to accelerate due to the Middle East conflict, according to Governor Vitai Ratanakorn. Source: bloomberg.com

Ed Bastian said that, unlike last year when people were “frozen” by tariff uncertainty, premium passengers are less affected by geopolitical conflict. Source: businessinsider.com

Gov. Anna Breman said her immediate objective was to get inflation back to the midpoint of the central bank’s 1% to 3% inflation target. Source: wsj.com