People in the UK have completely lost perspective.

People in the UK have completely lost perspective. You’ve got bombs falling thousands of miles away in a volatile region and instead of understanding that global instability has real, unpredictable economic consequences, the immediate reaction is panic about tomorrow’s mortgage rate or outrage that a forecourt has nudged prices before the oil market has even settled. That is not analysis, it’s knee-jerk hysteria. Energy markets price in risk instantly; lenders price in risk instantly; that is how interconnected systems function. Acting shocked that uncertainty feeds into fuel and credit costs just exposes a failure to grasp basic cause and effect. If your entire understanding of geopolitics and markets stops at the pump price or your next fixed rate, the issue isn’t the news cycle — it’s your inability to think beyond your own doorstep.