7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (910+ words) Saudis reported to ask Trump for military help to combat Houthi advance [ADEN/DUBAI] Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday (Sep 13), adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (335+ words) Rising oil and gas prices continue to be a bugbear among Republicans [WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump said he did not regret going to war against Iran despite the impact the conflict may have on the November US midterm elections. “I…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (841+ words) A surge in oil prices is clouding the inflation outlook again; resilient growth leaves room to act [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates on Thursday (Sep 10) for the second time in 2026, seeking to quell an energy-driven rise…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (152+ words) The Fed Chair signalled at Jackson Hole that inflation is still too high. But his next move is unclear WHEN Kevin Warsh took the US Federal Reserve’s chair in May, he promised a return to an older style of central…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (903+ words) Both oil benchmarks closed at their highest since May 22 [HOUSTON] Brent crude futures breached US$100 a barrel on Wednesday (Sep 10) to settle at their highest close since late May after Iran and the US struck tankers in the biggest wave…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (546+ words) All three major indices closed lower for the day US STOCKS closed lower on Wednesday (Sep 9) as oil prices soared above US$100 a barrel, while Apple dipped and Treasury yields rose ahead of crucial inflation data expected later in the…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (264+ words) Higher borrowing costs have tamped down demand for loans [NEW YORK] US mortgage rates climbed to a more than one-year high last week, extending a steady rise in borrowing costs since the start of the Iran war. The contract rate…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (772+ words) India, where growth is blistering, hints at the answer WHEN glass-half-empty types look at bond yields surging around the world, they blame feckless politicians. In America, President Donald Trump is presiding over huge deficits and trying to bully the US…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (316+ words) Brent oil is up more than 60 per cent so far this year OIL prices rose for the fourth straight session, gaining more than US$1 in early trade on Wednesday (Sep 9) after renewed attacks across the Middle East heightened worries about…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (368+ words) Core inflation, excluding volatile food and energy prices, was up 1% on year CHINA’S factory-gate inflation gathered pace in August and consumer price growth quickened, driven largely by elevated energy costs tied to supply risks from the Middle East war, even…...