The USD/JPY pair traded just below the key 160.00 level Friday. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama issued her strongest intervention warning yet against the yen's persistent slide, driven by soaring oil prices and Middle East tensions. Katayama told reporters Friday that authorities must......
The war in Iran has upended energy markets and exposed vulnerabilities in fossil fuel supply chains. Consumers and governments now show sharp interest in clean energy technologies, from electric vehicles and rooftop solar panels to heat pumps and induction stoves. Fighting has nearly halted oil exports......
The European Central Bank faces classic stagflation pressures from the Iran war: surging energy prices pair with stagnant growth, forcing rate hike considerations officials hoped to avoid. ECB President Christine Lagarde told The Economist in a Thursday interview that conflict-linked energy disruptions......
European stocks edged lower Friday as investors weighed the economic fallout from the ongoing Middle East war. Disruptions to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz stoke inflation fears across the continent. The STOXX 600 fell 0.2 percent to 579.71 points. Mid-cap stocks led losses with a 1.4 percent......
Macquarie Group analysts warn oil prices could reach a record $200 per barrel if the US-Iran war drags to June with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed. The Australian investment bank sees a 40 percent chance of prolonged conflict versus 60 percent odds of ending by late March, per a Bloomberg-cited......
Asia-Pacific governments have launched urgent fiscal programs, fuel subsidies and liquidity injections to steady markets rocked by the Middle East war. The conflict pitting the United States and Israel against Iran disrupts energy supplies and undermines economic confidence across the region. A Reuters......
Airlines worldwide are increasing ticket prices, adding fuel surcharges, and reducing routes as jet fuel costs have nearly doubled since the outbreak of war involving Iran on February 28. Industry analysts describe the situation as the most severe disruption since the COVID-19 pandemic. Jet fuel prices......
Oil prices surged Thursday while global stock markets dropped sharply. Hopes for a quick end to the U.S.-Iran conflict faded as the Pentagon prepares military options for a potential knockout blow. Investors, rattled after nearly four weeks of fighting, drove the reaction.[reuters.com] Brent crude crossed......
The U.S. dollar traded near 99.6 on Thursday. Ongoing war between the United States and Iran drives investors to safe-haven assets. The dollar index rose early in the session amid uncertainty over the conflict and the Strait of Hormuz closure. Iranian forces declared the waterway shut on March 4, disrupting......
Iran has likely collected hundreds of millions of dollars in additional oil revenue since the U.S.-Israeli military campaign began on February 28, exploiting its unique position as the only major Persian Gulf producer still able to ship crude through the Strait of Hormuz. The windfall represents a central......
Sultan Al Jaber, director general of ADNOC, delivered some of his sharpest remarks yet against Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz during an intensive week of speeches and meetings in the United States, describing the weaponisation of the waterway as economic terrorism against all nations and warning......
The Middle East war now threatens to slow US liquefied natural gas export capacity expansion. It disrupts one-fifth of global supply and spikes prices in Europe and Asia. Freeport LNG CEO Michael Smith warned Wednesday at S&P Global's CERAWeek conference in Houston. Supply chain issues from......
Investors pulled about $11 billion from commodity exchange-traded funds in March 2026. This marks the largest monthly withdrawal on record, per Bloomberg Intelligence data on roughly 100 ETFs in precious metals and broad commodities. The exodus reverses billions in inflows from weeks earlier amid geopolitics,......
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