Oil prices settled mixed on Tuesday, with Brent down on worries that high energy prices could slow economic growth, while U.S. crude closed at its
April 07, 2026
By Alex Lawler LONDON, April 7 - European and Asian refiners are paying record high prices of near $150 a barrel for some crude oil grades, far exceeding prices for paper futures, highlighting the
April 07, 2026
Australia's defense minster says the Iran war had greatly complicated the global strategic landscape and the country is significantly increasing its military spending
April 16, 2026
China’s economy accelerated in the first quarter of this year, expanding 5% from a year earlier as it largely shrugged off impacts from the Iran war so far
April 16, 2026
Reports that the White House has requested a ceasefire in the Iran war are wrong, press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday but added that
April 16, 2026
A majority of the U.S.
April 16, 2026
U.S. businesses and households still adjusting to the Trump administration's tariff policies also are reeling from a surge in energy prices due to the Iran war, a
April 16, 2026
U.S. stock indexes returned to new highs on Wednesday, putting fears of economic disruption driven by the war with Iran in the rearview mirror.
April 16, 2026
An extended disruption of the world's oil trade from the Iran war could lift headline U.S. inflation to well over 4% by year-end, with even bigger increases possible
April 07, 2026
Kevin Kelly is in a tough spot.
April 07, 2026
A personal envoy of U.N.
April 08, 2026
Chicago has become the most expensive U.S. jet fuel market, with prices topping $5 per gallon, as the disruptions caused by the Iran war have combined with
April 08, 2026
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R
April 16, 2026
U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday amid signs of progress in negotiations as the minutes ticked down to President Donald Trump's
April 07, 2026
British house prices slid unexpectedly last month as economic uncertainty stemming from the Iran war hurt buyer demand, mortgage lender Halifax said on Wednesday.
April 08, 2026
British construction firms reported the biggest rise in cost inflation from one month to the next on record in March and the Iran war also hit new orders and confidence in
April 08, 2026
The interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan ticked down last week for the first time since the start of the Iran war, but not enough to rejuvenate a housing market that's
April 08, 2026
Emerging and developing economies in Europe and Central Asia face a sharp slowdown this year under a scenario of a large but temporary rise in energy prices from the
April 08, 2026
Foreign investors pulled $70.3 billion from emerging market assets in March, the biggest outflow since the pandemic rout in March 2020, data from a global
April 08, 2026
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Wednesday said the U.S. economy is fundamentally in a "good place" despite sharply higher oil prices from the
April 09, 2026
Mediation efforts to halt the war in Iran were hours from collapse when Pakistan mounted an overnight
April 08, 2026
U.S. homebuilder sentiment deteriorated in April, hitting a seven-month low as the war with Iran led to higher prices for materials and mortgage rates as well as
April 15, 2026
Recent market volatility, partly due to the War in Iran, continues to boost Wall Street profits
April 15, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
Russia will see revenue from its biggest single oil tax double to $9 billion in April due to the oil and gas crisis triggered by the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran,
April 09, 2026
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump appears strained
April 15, 2026
‘Textbook blasphemy’: Notre Dame students surprised and dismayed by Trump’s feud with Pope Leo
April 15, 2026
Chevron said on Thursday it expected first-quarter upstream earnings to rise between $1.6 billion and $2.2 billion from the previous quarter, fueled by higher oil
April 09, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday he did not want the NATO alliance to split over the Iran war but played down reported threats by U.S.
April 09, 2026
Spain decried Israeli strikes on Lebanon as well as the broader war on Iran on Thursday, cementing Madrid's role as an outspoken critic of
April 09, 2026
U.S.
April 10, 2026
U.N.
April 09, 2026
The World Bank Group could mobilize $20 billion to $25 billion in rapid financing to countries grappling with the economic fallout of the war in Iran, Bloomberg News reported on
April 10, 2026
U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday, as ongoing negotiations toward a peaceful resolution to the six-week Middle East conflict helped ease
April 09, 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told European governments that U.S.
April 09, 2026
U.S. inflation increased as expected in February and likely rose further in March amid the war with Iran, a trend that is expected to discourage the Federal Reserve
April 09, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said the Iran war must become a turning point for Britain after two decades of crises, and he promised to
April 10, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the spring and summer months would be difficult for Ukraine as it would face pressure on the battlefield and also
April 10, 2026
It's all about the Iran war once again, with weekend ceasefire talks being the main event, but the coming days will also give early indications of the fallout for big companies
April 10, 2026
U.S. consumer prices likely recorded their biggest increase in nearly four years in March as the war with Iran boosted oil prices and the pass-
April 10, 2026
Airline pilots who have safety concerns about flying in the Middle East during the Iran war have told a global
April 10, 2026
U.S. utility stocks marked their strongest start to the year since 2019, benefiting from an investor retreat from riskier assets during the Iran war and
April 10, 2026
Thousands of people have been killed across the Middle East in the Iran war, which began when the U.S. and Israel struck Iran on February 28
March 04, 2026
When surging U.S. inflation peaked in June of 2022, driven by rising prices for energy but also for food, shelter, vehicles, and a host of other
April 11, 2026
U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in nearly four years in March as the war with Iran led to a record surge in the cost of gasoline and
April 10, 2026
U.S.
April 10, 2026
A U.S. government plane carrying top U.S. officials landed in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday for peace talks with Iran, two Pakistani sources told Reuters.
April 11, 2026
The luxury five-star Serena Hotel in Pakistan's capital has become the unlikely venue for peace talks aimed at ending the Iran war https://
April 11, 2026
Bank of Japan monetary policy could be an option to tame rising prices by boosting the yen, Japan's trade minister said on Sunday, as the central bank weighs raising
April 12, 2026
U.S.
April 12, 2026
The sharp hit to global oil production from the Iran war is poised to flip the oil market into a supply deficit this year, analysts say, a huge
April 11, 2026
Once seen as a strong possibility, a Bank of Japan rate hike in April is turning into a fainter prospect as fading hopes of an end to the Middle East
April 13, 2026
China's export engine likely slowed in March as
April 13, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that whatever the pressure, Britain would not be dragged into the Iran war nor be involved in a blockade of the Strait
April 13, 2026
U.S.
April 13, 2026
Medical scans and chips: the hidden fallout of the Iran war for China
April 15, 2026
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April 15, 2026
European shares slipped on Wednesday as the evolving situation in the Middle East kept investors cautious, while they also assessed a range of
April 15, 2026
Alarm over the impact of the Iran war on the global economy grew on Monday with more countries announcing emergency support measures to combat rising energy
April 13, 2026
Global financial policy makers gather in Washington for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Spring Meetings this week against the backdrop of yet another
April 13, 2026
Oil prices climbed about 4% on Monday after the U.S. military began a blockade nL6N40V09S of ships leaving Iran's ports, drawing threatened retaliation
April 13, 2026
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April 11, 2026
The global financial system has so far absorbed the economic shock caused by the Iran war, partly thanks to post-2008 crisis reforms, but rising funding costs may
April 14, 2026
Singapore's central bank tightened its monetary policy settings on Tuesday, flagging the risk that an Iran war-fuelled energy shock
April 14, 2026
U.S.
April 13, 2026
A top Australian central banker said on Monday he was not confident that interest rates were at the right level to tame inflation, but policymakers would now also need to monitor
April 14, 2026
The Federal Reserve should "wait and see" before deciding whether to lower interest rates amid the war in Iran, U.S.
April 14, 2026
The international rule of law must be upheld for peace and stability to prevail in the Middle East, China's President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, in a rebuke
April 14, 2026
The World Steel Association on Tuesday cut its forecast for global crude steel demand this year, partly due to the Iran war slashing consumption in the
April 14, 2026
Pope Leo paid homage to his spiritual roots on Tuesday, travelling to the ancient birthplace in Algeria of St.
April 14, 2026
Shares in French luxury goods group LVMH fell as much as 3% on Tuesday after first-quarter sales were hit as the war in Iran dented spending by Middle Eastern
April 14, 2026
Talks to end the Iran war could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, U.S.
April 14, 2026
Until the Iran war, shipments of Austrian spruce timber to Qatar, where the wood is used to support concrete and make
April 15, 2026
The Iran war was meant to deliver a defining victory over Tehran that would secure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's place in
April 14, 2026
Portugal may incur a budget deficit due to support measures after devastating winter storms and the energy price shock from the Iran war, its finance
April 14, 2026
Fertiliser shortages due to the Iran war are a pressing concern for developing countries and gains from rising oil and gas prices for developing
April 14, 2026
Journalist detained in Kuwait after posting Iran war video, advocates say
April 15, 2026
An 'eco-friendly' range of paper tubes and pouches touted by Yonwoo, a South Korean maker of packaging for cosmetics, has
April 15, 2026
Former U.S.
April 15, 2026
JPMorgan Chase posted a bigger-than-expected 13% jump in first-quarter profit on Tuesday as volatile markets lifted trading revenue to a record high
April 14, 2026
The more than 3 million U.S. truckers who move goods for everything from grocery stores to factories to construction sites
April 14, 2026
The Middle East and North Africa region is expected to have sharply slower growth this year as oil-exporting countries grapple with the fallout from the Iran war, the
April 14, 2026
The U.S. stock market has now nudged above where it was when the Iran war began over six weeks ago, which investors say is a reflection of bets that
April 14, 2026
The Nasdaq climbed 2% while the S&P 500 finished up 1% and near its record closing high on increasing optimism about the prospects for a Middle
April 14, 2026
U.S.
April 15, 2026
U.S. stocks rallied to the edge of their all-time high, and crude oil prices eased as hopes climbed that the United States and Iran may try again on talks to end their war
April 14, 2026
U.S. wholesale prices surged last month as the Iran war drove up the cost of energy
April 14, 2026
The Iran war has stalled the world’s economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared to 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday
April 14, 2026
Ukraine and Germany say they are starting work on plans for the joint production of advanced drones and other battle-tested defense systems
April 14, 2026
Pope Leo XIV responded to criticism from President Trump and defended his position of seeking peace and opposing violence amid the war in Iran.
April 13, 2026
China’s exports grew 2.5% in March from a year ago, significantly slowing from the previous two months as uncertainties rose from the Iran war and its impact on energy prices and global demand
April 14, 2026
U.S. stocks rallied and recovered the last of their losses caused so far by the U.S.-Iran war, as hope remains on Wall Street that the global economy can still avoid a worst-case scenario
April 13, 2026
President Donald Trump is refusing to apologize to Pope Leo XIV after criticizing the pontiff's opposition to the war in Iran
April 13, 2026
Midwest soybean farmers are facing an array of compounding issues
April 13, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace
April 11, 2026
Gas prices are still rising due to the Iran war but drivers are saving by fueling up at tribally owned gas stations
April 11, 2026
White House warns staff against insider trading on prediction markets
April 11, 2026
Iran war oil shock pushes US inflation to 3.3%. It’s expected to get worse
April 10, 2026
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April 10, 2026
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