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Jonathan Golub highlights a clear and market-relevant risk: if a prolonged Middle East conflict keeps oil prices high, inflation could stay elevated long enough to force the Federal Reserve into tighter policy while credit-market strains appear. He pairs that macro warning with a counterpoint: corporate earnings remain strong and valuations are not sky-high, suggesting current equity gains are at least partly grounded in profit growth rather than pure speculation. The contrast between rising commodity-led inflation risk and solid earnings is the clip’s central tension.