US official warns Trump is planning for a wider war with Iran as military build up accelerates
Reports that the Pentagon is increasing the number of military aircraft in the region signal Washington is positionin ...
Death toll climbs as US and Iran trade blows in widening Middle East war
Another American fatality so soon after the Jordan base attack raises the odds that Washington extends rather than wi ...
Oil steady despite fresh wave of strikes across Gulf, Iraq and Iran
The muted oil reaction to yet another wave of strikes, this time hitting five more bridges in southern Iran alongside ...
Oil edges higher as US-Iran attacks widen to Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait
The modest size of Friday’s move, given the scale of the overnight escalation, suggests the market has already ...
(Unconfirmed) Reports that Iran has targeted King Fahd Causeway connecting Bahrain to Saudi Arabia
Iran is continuing to strike its neighbours in the region:Reports that Iran has targeted King Fahd Causeway connectin ...
Bernstein lifts 2026 gold target to $4,533 on central bank buying, muted Fed hikes
Bernstein’s revised targets reflect a bet that the real-rate headwind that hit gold in the second quarter, when ...
US bombs Iranian bridges to sixth day of strikes, choke off Bandar Abbas supply
The shift to severing physical supply routes into Bandar Abbas marks an escalation beyond the missile and drone facil ...
Iran war escalates as US strikes bridges, rail hub; oil edges lower on Globex reopen
The muted price reaction on Globex reopening, barely lower rather than sharply higher, suggests the market had alread ...
US military confirms actions to enforce naval blockade of Iran, ships boarded, ships ‘disabled’
Earlier:US airforce destroy a key bridge connecting the exporting city of Bandar Abbas to the rest of Iran, other inf ...
US attacks on Iran toll on – bridges, railway stations hit
Just an update. Market movement is becomimg a bit jaded with the never ending attacks. Supportive for oil and the USD ...
Gold slides circa 2% as Middle East tensions boost dollar, rate hike bets, Where now for gold?
Gold’s slide tracks a familiar playbook traders keep reaching for: rising oil prices lifting inflation expectat ...
Oil dips near one-month high as Iran war escalation threatens both key export routes – the range to watch
Crude gave back some of the week’s gains after Brent and WTI each touched their highest settlement levels in ro ...