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$200 Oil No Longer a Bluff as Iran War Tightens Global Supply
The threat from Iran to push oil prices to $200 a barrel is no longer rhetorical excess but an increasingly plausible outcome of a...
Trump Stalls Beijing Summit as War Reshapes US China Equation
A planned summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping has been pushed back, casting uncertainty over a fragile diplomatic moment between the world’s two...
Hamas meets Trump Peace Board as Iran War Strains Gaza Ceasefire
Representatives of Hamas have held talks in Cairo with envoys from a new diplomatic body established by U.S. President Donald Trump, in an effort...
How Asian Countries are Responding to the Oil Shock
The surge in oil prices triggered by the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran has pushed Asian governments to take emergency steps to shield their economies....
Chinese Stocks Rebound on Chip Breakthrough Despite Iran war jitters
Chinese stocks recovered from early losses on Monday as optimism over a domestic chipmaking breakthrough helped offset investor anxiety about the deepening Middle East...
U.S. Running Out of Options to Cushion Iran war Oil Shock
The United States is rapidly exhausting the tools it has to cushion global oil markets from the shock caused by the Iran war, raising...
Iran War Lays Bare the Geopolitical Cost of Fossil Fuel Dependence
The disruption to global energy markets caused by the war involving Iran has highlighted the strategic risks of relying heavily on fossil fuels, the...
Missile Shield Under Strain: Can Israel keep up with Iran’s Barrage?
As the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran enters its third week, questions are mounting about whether Israel’s advanced air defence systems can sustain the pace...
U.S., China Inch Toward Trade Deals Ahead of Trump–Xi summit
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials sought to wrap up a fresh round of economic talks in Paris on Monday, exploring potential agreements on agriculture,...
China’s Economy Starts 2026 Strong as Global Risks Loom
China’s economy showed an unexpectedly solid start to 2026, with factory output and retail activity strengthening in the first two months of the year...