Iran war hurting global economy as IMF meeting begins; oil falls on peace hopes (opens in new tab)

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsTask for the week: limit the fallout from biggest oil shock in decadesUK chancellor Rachel Reeves is making the trip to Washington DC for the IMF/World Bank spring meeting.Before crossing the Atlantic, Reeves warned that families and businesses across Britain are bearing the cost of instability “they did not cause”, adding:“The Iran conflict must be a line in the sand on how we deal with global crisis and instability.“I will go to Amer...