North Sea oil: Britain’s Burnham faces defining energy policy decision
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s likely successor, Andy Burnham, could face an immediate test in office: whether to…
Investors are due a brutal wake-up call as economic reality sets in
Investors are dangerously underestimating the lasting impact of the Middle East war, as markets rally on optimism over…
Iran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis — but here’s why history may not repeat itself
A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across…
Fed officials still foresee rate cut this year, despite war impacts, minutes show
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at…
India’s central bank holds benchmark policy rates as Iran war raises inflation risks
Signage for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai, India, on Friday, April 5, 2024. Dhiraj Singh…
‘All roads lead to higher prices and slower growth,’ warns IMF chief
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.…
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess Trump’s hardened rhetoric on Iran war
A pedestrian walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock…
European stocks rise as Iran war deadline unsettles markets
BERLIN, GERMANY – MARCH 16: A truck and a bicyclist pass by a petrol station that shows gasoline…
Treasury yields hold steady after upbeat March jobs report Friday
Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)…
U.S.-Iran war ‘tax’ begins to hit American businesses and consumers
In an aerial view, Pilot Travel Center gas and diesel prices are displayed near a highway on April…
Gas prices hit low-income consumers, falling markets hurt high earners
Higher oil prices due to the U.S.-Iran war are straining an already strapped lower-income consumer . But as…
South Korea proposes extra $17 billion budget to cushion energy costs fueled by Iran war
Workers install solar power infrastructure at a public parking lot within the National Assembly grounds in Yeouido, Seoul,…