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…
‘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…
Iran war-hit oil prices will soon rise if Hormuz stays shut
The clock is ticking on the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. The emerging view from oil industry executives and analysts…
The economy has Strait of Hormuz deadline for Trump: Two weeks
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speed boat sailing along the Persian Gulf near a cargo vessel. Nurphoto…
U.K. confirms Iran fired two missiles at British-American base
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Oil Islands) is an overseas territory of…
fear of rising inflation weighs on sentiment
People shop at a grocery store in Manhattan on Feb. 27, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt…
Middle East conflict puts central banks on edge as oil shock fears mount
Pedestrians look out across the city skyline as they walk along the Tabiat bridge in Tehran, Iran, on…