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FT.com / Comment / Opinion - Prepare for a shock from the Middle East

Now the oilprices are exploding, theres a new economic shock coming, and of course gas prices soon will increase....

Bahrain, fifth fleet ..are they on alert ?? http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/

With an oil exporter such as Libya now in the grips of a popular uprising, masarkets will push oil prices higher to reflect much greater supply uncertainties for this key global commodity. And with sectarian issues now on display in Bahrain, geopolitical risks are higher for the region – especially as other countries seek to influence events in the Kingdom.