Geopolitical risks challenge global shipping rules, warns industry body
The Consultative Shipping Group warns that wars, contested chokepoints and a growing shadow fleet are threatening the rules underpinning global trade...
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Iran war rewires Gulf trade, and infrastructure becomes the new oil
With the Strait of Hormuz all but shut for six months, Gulf states are ploughing billions into pipelines, ports and rail...
IF Insights: Global bond rout deepens as war, debt and AI collide
Borrowing costs from Tokyo to London have hit highs not seen in decades. The pressure is now leaking into equities, housing and emerging markets...
Powered by oil boom, Nigerian economy expands at its fastest pace in five years
Real GDP grew 4.43% in the three months through June, accelerating from 3.89% in the Q1, according to the Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics...
UK energy price cap to rise 4% as government’s electricity VAT cut faces test
The increase, a 60-pound rise to 1,723 pounds (USD 2,348), will hit around 22 million British households on variable tariffs...
DP World to invest USD 3 billion for global expansion as Middle East disruption hits profit
The company has reported a 39% fall in first-half net profit to USD 585 million, even as revenue increased 13.1% year on year to USD 12.7 billion...
Glencore registers massive energy trading profits, pushes ahead with Australia listing
Glencore booked USD 2.66 billion in H1 adjusted EBIT from energy trading, up from just USD 40 million a year earlier...
IF Insights: Oil giants see Iran war windfall, bill lands somewhere else
Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP and TotalEnergies earned close to USD 47 billion in the Q2 2026. Almost none of it came from doing anything new....
Aramco posts 44% profit rise as higher oil prices boost energy sector earnings
The world's top oil exporter posted net profit of USD 32.69 billion in the three months ended June 30, compared with USD 22.67 billion a year earlier...
Crypto’s long bleed: How geopolitics and a hawkish Fed broke the 2026 market
While three straight quarters of losses have hammered the digital assets since October 2025, the second half of 2026 now rests on external variables...