Usually, as per economists, an increase of $10 per barrel on crude oil prices leads to about 0.4%-0.6% increase in inflation. Barclays in a report said that the sharp ~USD10/barrel increase in crude oil prices since the escalation in Iran-Israel conflict over the past week,

A sustained surge in oil prices is likely to complicate the U.S. fight against inflation. A $10-a-barrel increase would boost year-over-year growth in the Consumer Price Index by 0.5 percentage points,

"A sustained $10 increase in oil prices is expected to increase inflation by 0.4% and lower GDP by 0.4%": Apollo Global Management 's ( APO -4.34%) chief economist Torston Slok says oil is fueling U.S. stagflation fears, adding to the effect expected from import tariffs.

After a strong recovery on Monday, Indian markets are expected to open steady on Tuesday as investors assess cooling inflation, stable global cues, easing commodity prices, and the U.S. Fed’s policy outlook. Sectoral rotation and macro data remain key triggers.

Calm returned to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks rallied, while oil prices gave back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week.

A sustained rise in the price of crude oil, which jumped sharply after Israel attacked Iran, could hurt consumers and President Trump’s efforts to bring down energy costs.

NEW YORK (AP) — Some calm is returning to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks are rising on Monday, while oil prices are giving back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week.