Asia and Europe are net oil importers. Trinh Nguyen notes that for Thailand, energy/food/transport is >70% of the CPI basket. India received a temporary waiver for Russian oil, but the structural deficit remains. Higher oil prices act as a tax on consumption for net importers. This leads to higher inflation, currency depreciation against the USD, and lower GDP growth. The "terms of trade" shock is severe for these regions. SHORT/AVOID net importer equities. Subsidies or strategic reserve releases successfully mitigating the price shock.