Bab el-Mandeb Security: Saudi-led Fleet Guards Key Oil Route
Egypt backs Riyadh as Houthi maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia threatens a chokepoint handling over 10% of global seaborne oil...
July 22, 2026Topic
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FIFA Defies Iran and Egypt to Allow Pride Flags at World Cup
The FIFA Pride Match ruling lets rainbow flags into Lumen Field for Iran vs Egypt on Friday, overruling both federations...
June 25, 2026
Gold Slides and Silver Falls Harder as the Dollar Firms
Gold slid 1.7% to roughly 4,120 on June 22 as firmer US rate bets outweighed easing Iran fears. Silver tumbled...
June 23, 2026
Brazilian Stocks Snap Eight-Week Slide as Oil Fear Eases
Brazilian stocks ended an eight-week losing streak as Middle East tensions cooled, even as data showed the biggest foreign exit...
June 13, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — May 22, 2026
The Dow set a record close at 50,285.66 even as the Philly Fed manufacturing index collapsed to -0.4 (consensus 17.6)...
May 22, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — May 21, 2026
Oil crashed 5.7% after President Trump said Iran negotiations are in "final stages" and three supertankers left the Strait of...
May 21, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Thursday, May 21, 2026
Brazil's morning call: oil's 5.6% collapse on Iran de-escalation lifted the Ibovespa 1.77% and pulled the real back below R$5.00....
May 21, 2026
Opinion: Mitigating Escalation in a Tense Middle East
Recent events in the Middle East have significantly escalated tensions, raising fears of a broader regional conflict.
January 4, 2024
Iran eases global isolation by securing membership in the BRICS group
Despite facing protests, closer ties with Russia, and halted nuclear negotiations, Iran has managed to ease its global isolation by...
August 28, 2023