Russia’s fossil fuel export revenues have fallen since the sanctions were implemented, subsequently constricting Putin’s ability to fund his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, much more should be done to limit Rus…
Gold (XAU/USD) retreats slightly from a two-week high touched earlier this Wednesday, albeit it retains an intraday bullish bias through the first half of the European session. Hopes that US-Iran diplomacy could ease en…
"Oil is little changed after yesterday's decline as traders continue to digest a modest easing in supply-side anxiety," said KCM Trade chief analyst Tim Waterer.
In the days after the US and Israel first bombed Iran, financial markets bet the economic fallout from Donald Trump’s “little excursion” in the Middle East would be short-lived.
The net climate impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) depend largely on how its applications propagate through competing energy pathways. Predominant analyses examine the relationship between datacenter energy demand,…
The crypto market is once again at a crossroads as global investors turn their attention to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s October 28-29, 2025, FOMC meeting. After more than a year of economic turbulence and monetary recali…
The recent jump in Treasury yields has highlighted how vulnerable the U.S. debt outlook is to the bond market, which Scope Ratings flagged in a new report.
The G7 has agreed to coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of oil and petroleum products through the IEA over four months, with a substantial volume of diesel to be released within the first 20 days
Oil prices fell sharply on Friday as Europe moved closer to another emergency stock release under pressure from the Trump administration, with WTI dropping nearly 4% and Brent falling below $100. At 6:54 a.m. ET, WTI wa…
NEW DELHI: India is preparing to send ships through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz to secure crude oil and energy cargoes from Middle Eastern suppliers as disruptions caused by the Iran war continue to strain …
Stocks are currently swimming between two currents. On one side, stronger growth supports earnings. On the other, stronger growth supports higher rates. So far neither side has managed to drown the other.
A coalition of over 40 nations stated they are committed to the Multinational Military Mission (MMA), led by France and the UK, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a ceasefire has been agreed.
The Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index is heading for a monthly loss of around 3%, trimming its year-to-date gain to 26%. The setback marks the first monthly decline since December but does little to alter the broad…
When geopolitical tensions flare up, the natural assumption is that gold should immediately surge. War breaks out, markets panic… and the metal rallies as investors rush to safety.
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Gold prices have more than doubled since late 2023, repeatedly hitting all-time highs in a sustained rally. The precious metal outperformed major equity benchmarks in 2025 with an eye-popping 65% return,1 its strongest …
August 12, 2026, 3:51 AM EDT. Hill & Smith PLC posted 8% revenue growth to $606.7m in H1 2026, led by 14% organic constant currency expansion in US operations. Underlying operating profit climbed 8% to $102.9m while mar…
As tankers sat at anchor outside the Strait of Hormuz and Qatar's LNG facilities burned in the opening days of March 2026, Asia's structural dependence on Gulf oil and gas was exposed — in real time, at full scale. The …
Bias: Gold futures remain trapped in a short-term trading range near the psychologically important $4,000 level. The better risk-to-reward currently appears on the bullish side, but only if buyers first reclaim the tigh…
Stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities have all been gripped by volatility over the course of the past month, with many assets seeing wild swings and major losses as the U.S.-Iran war drags on.
August 6, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. The Chinese Academy of Sciences achieved a 3.42% conversion efficiency in laser-produced plasma (LPP) EUV lithography, closing in on ASML’s 5.5% commercial benchmark. Although current power …
Inflation pressures resurfaced across some of Africa’s biggest economies in April as the prolonged Iran conflict pushed global oil prices above $100 per barrel, driving up fuel, transport and food costs and threatening …
The gold price outlook for July 2026 rests on a single tension: the price has fallen 28% from its January record on hawkish Fed expectations, while the structural forces that drove that record — central bank buying, fis…
The world’s second-largest crude exporter is rerouting crude via dark shipments and ship-to-ship transfers off Oman.