Market panic is setting in as hopes for a quick end to the Middle East conflict are fading fast. Investors are bracing for prolonged upheaval with markets pricing higher inflation, fewer interest rate cuts, and even a pivot towards interest rate hikes in some regions. Oil surge above $100 a barrel is prompting a rapid recalibration on the outlook for central banks.The Iran war is endangering oil production and decimating traffic through the vital straight of hummus. European natural gas prices have also sur ...