US-Iran conflict

Global stocks slide as oil tops $105 amid US-Iran war

Global equity markets sold off sharply on Thursday as surging crude oil prices reignited inflation fears and pushed bond yields to their highest levels in nearly three years, rattling investors from Sydney to New York.

Traders bet ECB tightening will extend well beyond Thursday’s expected rate hike

The European Central Bank is widely expected to raise its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.50% when it announces its monetary policy decision on Thursday, September 10. The move would mark the ECB's second rate increase of 2026,…

UAE, Ghana raise fuel prices as US-Iran conflict roils oil markets

Consumers in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates face higher costs at the pump starting Friday, as both countries adjust fuel prices upward in response to surging global crude oil prices driven by the US-Iran conflict and disruptions near the…

Gold posts weekly gain as US-Iran war pushes oil past $100

Gold ended the week higher as the escalating military conflict between the United States and Iran sent crude oil prices above $100 per barrel for the first time since May, driving investors toward safe-haven assets even as the stronger dollar…

Yen hovers near 40-year low as US-Iran conflict fuels dollar demand

The Japanese yen weakened to a two-week low on Monday, hovering near its weakest level against the dollar since 1986, as the escalating US-Iran military conflict fueled demand for the greenback and rattled global markets.

US completes eighth night of strikes on Iran after 2 troops killed in Jordan

Two U.S. service members were killed and one remains missing after Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks struck the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 17, raising the total number of American military fatalities in the conflict to…

US strikes hit airport, bridges in southern Iran overnight

The United States expanded its air campaign against Iran on Thursday night, hitting bridges, a railway station, and an airport in southern Iran in what marked the sixth consecutive night of strikes aimed at severing Tehran's military supply routes to…