Israel Election Deadlock Could Shake Oil, Stocks and Crypto Markets

A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.

Unrefined petroleum extracted from the ground; Brent and WTI are its main global price benchmarks.

Oil prices feed into fuel, transport and goods costs, and so into inflation.

The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services rises over time, usually measured over twelve months.

When prices rise faster than wages, households can buy less with the same income, and central banks may raise interest rates in response.

A government formed by two or more political parties that agree to work together because none has a majority alone.

Coalitions shape which policies are possible, and disagreements between partners can bring governments down.