THE oil and commodity price surge prompted by the invasion of Russia on Ukraine inevitably conjures up memories of previous episodes of oil price shocks.
> The United States and global recession were triggered by the tripling of oil prices following the 1973-1974 first oil shock from the Yom Kippur war;
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