Oil prices bounce higher after new US strikes on Iran
AFP
28 May 2026, 08:28 AM Global Economy
Asia thermal coal imports, prices rise amid war, China output drop
REUTERS, Launceston
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Dollar drifts lower
REUTERS
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
India hikes fuel prices again
AFP, New Delhi
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Oil prices slip to two-week low
Reuters
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Oil falls, Asian stocks climb on hopes of US-Iran Hormuz deal
AFP, Hong Kong
25 May 2026, 12:28 PM Business
Fed chair vows to be ‘reform-oriented’
AFP, Washington
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
The Asian workers keeping Greenland in business
AFP, Ilulissat
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Apparel exports to EU fall 19% in Jan-Feb
23 May 2026, 21:05 PM Business

Oil rises as traders doubt prospects of ceasefire in Iran war

Oil prices ​rose on Friday and notched weekly gains, reflecting scepticism about prospects for a ceasefire in the ‌month-old Iran war.
29 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Saudi pipeline pumping 7 million bpd of oil, bypassing Hormuz

Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, which circumvents the Strait of ​Hormuz, is pumping oil at its full ‌capacity of 7 million barrels a day, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the ​matter.
28 March 2026, 21:08 PM

S&P warns of heightened energy vulnerability for Bangladesh

Bangladesh remains at “a greater risk” due to heavy reliance on imported fuel and weaker external positions
28 March 2026, 20:42 PM

Fishy trades before major news spark insider trading allegations

Six accounts on the betting site Polymarket made $1.2 million on bets that the US would attack Iran on February 28, the day the war began
28 March 2026, 16:54 PM

IMF reaches agreement to unlock $1.2 billion for Pakistan

The South Asian nation is one of the largest debtors to the IMF after Argentina and Ukraine
28 March 2026, 12:36 PM

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war
28 March 2026, 12:34 PM

Oil climbs, stocks fall as markets see no end to war

Oil prices climbed, with the Brent international benchmark rising 4.2 percent to $112.57
28 March 2026, 12:29 PM

Cosco’s ships are a new gauge for Hormuz crisis

China’s Cosco Shipping Lines may not have intended to send a geopolitical message.
27 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Middle East war: updates on global economic fallout

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:
27 March 2026, 00:00 AM

EU parliament backs Trump tariff deal -- with conditions

European Union lawmakers on Thursday gave a green light -- with conditions -- to the bloc’s tariff deal with US President Donald Trump, which Europe hopes to salvage while also racing to diversify its trade ties around the globe.
27 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Iran war erases global growth upgrade, fans inflation: OECD

The escalating conflict in the Middle East has knocked the ‌global economy off a stronger growth path, the OECD warned on Thursday, as a near-halt in energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz threatens to push inflation sharply higher.
27 March 2026, 00:00 AM

India secures 60 days of oil supply

India has secured crude oil supplies for the next 60 days, ensuring stable fuel supplies in the country despite disruption ​in shipments from the Middle East, the oil ministry said in ‌a statement on Thursday.
26 March 2026, 23:59 PM

How Big Tech’s $630b AI splurge will fall short

For all the hand-wringing in financial markets about an artificial intelligence bubble, investors may be focusing on the wrong risk.
26 March 2026, 23:55 PM

Iran war chokes petrochemical supply, sends plastic prices soaring

Disruptions to oil and petrochemical flows through the Strait of Hormuz following the outbreak of the Iran war have tightened global ​chemicals supply and lifted prices of plastics and polymer, used in everything from auto parts to toys, to roughly four-year highs.
26 March 2026, 23:51 PM

Facts about Strait of Hormuz shipping blockade

Around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the waterway in peacetime
26 March 2026, 16:52 PM

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Oil prices rose and equities were mixed Thursday as investors tracked mixed developments in the war
26 March 2026, 12:01 PM

Oil edges up and equities mixed amid mixed messages on 'talks'

Trump on Wednesday threatened to "unleash hell" if Iran did not strike a deal,
26 March 2026, 10:32 AM

Iran war starts to hit global economy, surveys show

The Iran war is already taking a toll on major economies around the world, according to business surveys on Tuesday which showed how a ​surge in energy prices and rising uncertainty were dampening activity and pushing inflation expectations higher.
26 March 2026, 00:45 AM

German business morale falls amid war

German business morale fell in March as the war in the Middle East puts hopes of a recovery in Europe’s struggling top economy “on ice”, a key survey showed Wednesday.
26 March 2026, 00:44 AM

ECB won’t be ‘paralysed’ in face of energy shock: Lagarde

The European Central Bank has several options for dealing with the Middle East war energy shock, its chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday, vowing policymakers would not be “paralysed by hesitation”.
26 March 2026, 00:43 AM