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Ongoing Middle East instability affects Brent Crude supply expectations, causing price fluctuations that impact oil-importing countries like Malaysia.
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Malaysia continues to subsidize fuel and enforce strict controls on household goods near its land borders to keep prices low. This policy provides short-term relief to Malaysian consumers amid the global oil crisis triggered by instability in the Middle East. The key question remains whether Malaysia can sustain these measures if oil supply disruptions from the Middle East worsen.