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Geopolitical tension in the Middle East is driving oil‑price spikes and shipping‑cost inflation, which feed into CPI numbers worldwide. Crypto markets, still sensitive to macro‑risk, tend to react to early inflation cues before central banks adjust policy. The condom market is a proxy for discretionary health spending, so a price rise may foreshadow broader consumer‑price pressures.

Karex, the world's biggest condom maker, announced it will raise prices due to the Iran war.

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