Markets Steady as Hormuz Fears Keep Oil on Edge
Markets Find Their Footing, but Only Just Global markets steadied on Friday after days of turbulence tied to the uncertain ceasefire involving Iran, the United States and Israel, with investors…
Ceasefire Fails to Reopen Hormuz
A ceasefire on paper, but not at sea The fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has done little to restore the oil artery that matters most to…
Cease-Fire Fails to Reopen Hormuz Oil Lifeline
The two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was supposed to calm the world’s most important oil chokepoint. Instead, it has revealed how little a paper truce can do…
When Rising Prices Reach the Home
Cost-of-living pressures are showing up in places both intimate and global: in the price of food staples vulnerable to the weather, in the cost of a cot or nappies for…
Oil Nears $100 as Hormuz Disruption Outlasts Ceasefire
Oil prices climbed back toward $100 a barrel on Thursday, while stocks fell and bond markets lurched again, as investors confronted an uneasy reality about the two-week ceasefire between the…
Treasury Yields Hold Steady Ahead of Inflation Data
U.S. Treasury yields were little changed early Thursday as investors waited for a fresh round of inflation data that could help determine whether the Federal Reserve is still on track…
As El Niño Fears Return, Food Markets Face Fresh Strain
Fears that a powerful El Niño weather pattern could once again jolt global food markets are resurfacing, just as food prices begin climbing anew and conflicts in key regions add…
Hormuz Shock Tests Asia’s Defenses
The month-long disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has jolted Asian economies with a familiar mix of pain: surging energy import bills, weakening currencies and rising pressure on central banks…
European Stocks Slip as Iran Truce Relief Fades
European stocks edged lower on Thursday, giving back a slice of the previous session’s powerful rally as investors began to question whether a newly announced ceasefire between the United States…
BYD and KFC China Bet on 9-Minute Charging Stops
BYD, China’s electric-vehicle giant, said on Wednesday that it had formed a partnership with KFC China to build a network of “nine-minute” charging-and-dining stops, an effort to turn one of…