Iran said it was tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, warning mariners the
April 18, 2026
U.S. equity funds attracted strong demand in the week through April 15 as expectations of an early resolution to the Iran conflict and resilient corporate results boosted risk
April 17, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets slipped into TGIF mood as the possibility of a deal between the U.S. and Iran lifted hopes and kept oil below $100 a
April 17, 2026
Germany's leading economic institutes cut their economic growth forecasts for this year and next and sharply raised their inflation forecasts in response to the Iran
March 31, 2026
Global equity and bond markets jumped on Tuesday on speculation of a potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict
March 31, 2026
Japan saw the business mood improve and corporate inflation expectations heighten in the three months to March, a closely watched survey showed, helping the
April 01, 2026
The dollar's modest rebound since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran started a little over a month ago will fade as its safe-haven appeal erodes, according
April 01, 2026
Europe could face recession if the Iran conflict drags on and oil prices jump over $150 per barrel, European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras told Greek radio on
April 01, 2026
U.S.
April 01, 2026
British business confidence has fallen as the Iran war exacerbates worries among employers about costs, according to a survey of accountants that chimed with similar
April 02, 2026
The United States will carry out aggressive strikes on Iran over the next two to three weeks and is
April 01, 2026
Russia is ready to contribute to resolving the Iran conflict and President Vladimir Putin is continuing to talk with regional leaders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
April 02, 2026
U.S. factory production unexpectedly fell in March after two straight months of solid gains, weighed down by decreases in the output of motor vehicles and a range of
April 16, 2026
The German government has halved its growth forecast for 2026 and has also cut its growth prediction for 2027, while raising its inflation projections, a
April 16, 2026
By Mike Dolan April 2 - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Market hopes that President Trump might signal an immediate end to the Iran
April 02, 2026
France has increased security at sensitive sites across Paris after a foiled bomb attack on Bank of America's offices that prompted some other U.S. banks
April 02, 2026
U.S.
April 02, 2026
The dollar rose sharply from two straight sessions of losses on Thursday after U.S.
April 02, 2026
Emergency medical needs in Iran are rising exponentially, and stocks of trauma kits and
April 02, 2026
U.S. job growth rebounded more than expected in March as a strike by healthcare workers ended and temperatures warmed up, but downside risks for the
April 03, 2026
Taiwan has received supply assurances from the energy minister of a "major" liquefied natural gas-producing country, the island's economy minister said on Saturday,
April 04, 2026
Satellite imaging firm Planet Labs said on Saturday it will indefinitely withhold visuals of Iran and the region of conflict in the Middle East to
April 05, 2026
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday urged governments to respect the rules of war in word and deed after U.S.
April 06, 2026
European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras said on Monday that the appropriate euro zone monetary policy will depend on the size and nature of energy supply
April 06, 2026
China's economy expanded 5% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, according to official data on Thursday, surpassing analysts' expectations even as policymakers
April 16, 2026
Wall Street and the Asian stock markets that were open ticked higher on Easter Monday, as investors shrugged off another rise in oil prices and
April 07, 2026
The U.N.
April 07, 2026
Portugal said it had authorised 76 landings by U.S. aircraft at the Lajes air base in the Azores and 25 overflights of its territory since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war
April 07, 2026
Federal Reserve policymakers may consider cutting interest rates later this year now that an agreement for a two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict has eased
April 09, 2026
Israel's annual inflation rate moved back below 2% in March but the decline will likely have little impact on near-term interest rate decisions due to
April 15, 2026
The S&P 500 closed at a new record high Wednesday, its first since the U.S.-Iran conflict began, as hopes of a de-escalation in the war and robust earnings expectations drew
April 15, 2026
Finance ministers from almost a dozen countries led by Britain called on the U.S., Israel and Iran to implement their ceasefire in full on
April 15, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's the day after and reality is intruding into market hopes of peace and prosperity in the Middle East.
April 09, 2026
After Trump’s latest broadside, pope says ‘world needs to hear’ message of peace
April 15, 2026
South Korea's central bank kept its policy interest rate steady on Friday, maintaining a cautious stance as the conflict in Iran threatens to heat up domestic inflation and
April 10, 2026
Some shippers caught between high jet fuel prices and congestion in vital Middle East waterways are now looking for
April 10, 2026
By Anna Szymanski April 10 - Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers!
April 10, 2026
U.S. consumer sentiment plunged to a record low in early April and consumers anticipated a surge in inflation in the next 12 months, a survey showed on Friday.
April 10, 2026
Mykola Maliienko, who farms the rich, black soil of central Ukraine and exports crops
April 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia has restored full oil pumping capacity through the East-West pipeline L1N40S100 to about seven million barrels per day, it said on Sunday, days after providing
April 12, 2026
U.S.
April 13, 2026
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April 13, 2026
Air travel's worst crisis in years lurched deeper on Tuesday as Qantas Airways warned of spiralling costs,
April 14, 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
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz
April 10, 2026
President Donald Trump says the only reason the Iranians are alive today “is to negotiate,” as he sends Vice President JD Vance overseas to work on a resolution to the war
April 10, 2026
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers says Chinese exports of passenger cars have accelerated in March
April 10, 2026
Oil is plunging, but don’t expect $3 gas anytime soon. Here’s why
April 09, 2026
Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz
April 07, 2026
Amid lawmakers’ calls for the president’s removal from office, Americans may be wondering what would come next.
April 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he the destruction of Iran’s bridges and power plants if they don’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz
April 06, 2026
Missing service member rescued by US forces after jet downed in Iran, Trump announces
April 05, 2026
Two U.S. military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict
April 03, 2026
Iran’s secretive new leader has issued his first public statements, resolving to keep fighting
March 12, 2026
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites across Iran
March 12, 2026
Countries agree on historic release of crude reserves to lower oil and gasoline prices
March 11, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been left stranded in Qatar amid the war in the Middle East
March 11, 2026
As Congress responds to President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, lawmakers who served on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan are making their voices heard
March 09, 2026
Seventh US service member killed in Iran war is identified as Army sergeant
March 09, 2026
Dozens killed, authorities say, as Israeli commandos raid Lebanon in hunt for missing airman
March 07, 2026
Iran sends first significant message of de-escalation, but with a major caveat
March 07, 2026
Trump’s demands for ending Iran war shift as US military works through its target list
March 07, 2026
Dow suffers worst week since April as oil hits $90 and weak jobs data adds to market anxiety
March 06, 2026
Here’s how much the war with Iran is expected to cost every day
March 06, 2026
One Israeli family lost three of their four children when a missile hit a shelter in a Beit Shemesh synagogue
March 06, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is quickly gaining air superiority over Iran but the U.S. can't stop all air attacks
March 04, 2026
Spain’s foreign minister has denied that the government has changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran
March 04, 2026
Oil prices jumped Tuesday for the second straight day and gas prices moved higher in the United States, underscoring the threat of rising inflation posed by the Iran war
March 03, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr says U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine have stalled as the war in the Middle East pulls focus away
March 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Parties and missile threats: On board a cruise ship stuck in the Middle East crisis zone
March 04, 2026
Passenger recalls mid-flight return as war with Iran closes airspace
March 05, 2026
Rubio says Iran deal could take days as US launches fresh strikes
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