‘Dumb on so many levels’: unpacking the Peters v Luxon inferno over Iran emails
When a prime minister is accusing his foreign minister of ‘putting politics ahead of the national interest’, it’s…
Warnings on Permanent Oil Demand Destruction Begin Pouring In
Warnings are multiplying that the oil supply shock caused by the war in the Middle East is going…
UK Faces Recession Risk as Iran War Threatens Growth and Inflation
The UK risks finding itself on the brink of recession as a result of the Iran war, a…
Investing Pros Paint a Grim Picture for the Economy and Markets
Investing pros are using animal analogies to describe the state of the financial world and it’s not looking…
Trump Threatens Iran With Gun-Toting AI Meme As Hormuz Remains Blockaded
Topline President Donald Trump early on Wednesday threatened Iran with an AI-generated meme while appearing to reiterate his…
US Fed expected to keep rates steady as Iran war effects ripple
Kevin Warsh, nominee for US Federal Reserve Chair, saw a key hurdle to his confirmation lifted over the…
Spain, France, Portugal: Renewables race heats up as governments scramble to keep energy bills down
With the US-Israeli war on Iran plunging the world into what the IEA chief has called the “largest…
China industrial profits hit 6-month high amid Iran war as factory-gate prices rebound
Profit growth at China’s industrial firms accelerated to a six-month high in March, as long-suppressed factory-gate prices turned…
China’s sovereign debt to debut in SE Asia’s largest economy
A landmark agreement allowing China to issue sovereign bonds in Indonesia’s domestic market on a reciprocal basis signals…
Will Trump cause a Greater Depression?
Financial crises are never alike. What they all have in common is a proliferation of strange stories. The…
Colombia hosts talks on exiting fossil fuels as global energy crisis deepens
Just across the road from the site of the first international conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels,…
Energy shock from Iran war may make shopping from Zara, H&M more expensive; sneakers to get costly too
Apparel sold by fast-fashion retailers such as Zara and H&M may soon become more expensive as the war…