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United States
Sep 10, 2025

Gold nears record high ahead US inflation data

The gold price hovered at a high level on Wednesday. This was due to expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month. Market...

India
Sep 10, 2025

Prices of oil rise after Israeli attacks but oversupply limits gains

The oil prices increased on Wednesday, after Israel targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar and Poland shot down drones. Meanwhile, the U.S. pushed for new sanctions against Russian...

United States
Sep 10, 2025

Barclays raises its 2025 S&P500 target for the second time in three months

Barclays on Wednesday raised its 2025 year-end target for the S&P 500 to 6,450 from 6,050, its second in three months, on stronger-than-expected corporate earnings, resilient U.S....

Poland
Sep 10, 2025

Polish stocks fall after NATO member shoots down Russian aircraft in its airspace

Polish stocks fell on Wednesday, after Poland shot down Russian Drones that had entered its airspace as part of a Russian offensive in western Ukraine. At 0829...

Thailand
Sep 10, 2025

Bangchak is still waiting for details about the Thai sustainable aviation fuel mandate.

A senior executive at the Thai energy company Bangchak Corp stated on Wednesday that there are no details yet on the expected mandate of the country for...

Power Markets
Sep 10, 2025

Prices for gas in Europe are little changed, as the market ignores geopolitical risk

The Dutch and British wholesale prices of gas were mostly stable on Wednesday, as the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Europe and Russia, where Russian drones...

Greece
Sep 10, 2025

GEK Terna, Greece's largest GEK, posts an 84% increase in adjusted EBITDA for the first half.

GEK Terna, a Greek energy and infrastructure company, reported a 84% increase year-on-year in its core profit for the first half of 2018. The group cited a...

Australia
Sep 10, 2025

BHP is unlikely to attack Anglo or Teck in its pursuit of organic growth

Investors and bankers on Wednesday said that BHP, the world's largest copper miner, is focusing on growing its own assets as it transitions to a new leadership....

Austria
Sep 10, 2025

Austria loses its legal challenge against EU 'green gas' and nuclear rules

Austria lost its legal challenge to the European Union's rules classifying nuclear energy and gas as climate-friendly investment on Wednesday. Europe's second highest court sided in favor...

United States
Sep 10, 2025

ANZ increases gold price forecast by ANZ to $3,800 due to solid demand

ANZ Group, an Australian bank, raised its gold price forecast for the year to $3,800 on Wednesday. It expects that prices will peak at $4,000 per ounce...

South Asia
Sep 10, 2025

The energy transition in Asia is threatened by coal subsidies and policy instability

Industry executives warned on Wednesday that Asia's clean-energy push would stall unless the governments cut fossil fuel subsidies and offered a stable policy direction. They also said...

Taiwan
Sep 10, 2025

Asia stocks rise, bonds fall when traders look at odds of a bigger Fed cut

Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher Wednesday, and safe-haven bond prices fell. Traders increased their bets on the possibility that a softening U.S. labor market would prompt...

Saudi Arabia
Sep 10, 2025

Aramco, the Saudi oil giant, will sell two-part Islamic bonds

A term sheet obtained by revealed that Saudi Aramco has opened the books for the sale a U.S. Dollar Islamic bond (sukuk) with a maturity of five...

Italy
Sep 10, 2025

The specter of stagflation clouds Fed's optimism

Kevin Buckland gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets. The market is optimistic about monetary policy. Rising equity prices and...

United States
Sep 10, 2025

US inflation data and gold rates are in focus

Investors were watching for key inflation reports this week, as well as expectations of an interest rate reduction in the United States this month. As of 0101...

South Korea
Sep 10, 2025

Asia stocks rise, bonds fall when traders look at odds of a bigger Fed cut

Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher Wednesday, while bonds fell. Traders increased their bets on the possibility that the Federal Reserve would cut rates next week by...

Oil & Gas
Sep 10, 2025

Five-Well Drilling Campaign on BP’s Agenda for Mediterranean Sea

BP has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian government to evaluate opportunities for a five-well drilling program in the Mediterranean Sea.The program, at water...

China
Sep 10, 2025

Asia stocks rise, bonds fall when traders assess the odds of a bigger Fed cut

Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher Wednesday, while bonds fell. Traders increased their bets on the possibility that the Federal Reserve would cut rates next week by...

China
Sep 10, 2025

China's inflation figures are weak and iron ore prices have fallen due to profit-taking

The iron ore futures fell on Wednesday due to profit-taking, and lower-than-expected data for inflation in China, the top consumer. However, bets that demand would pick up,...

Australia
Sep 9, 2025

Reports of CATL restarting a China mine have dragged lithium miners around the world

Shares in lithium mining companies around the globe fell after a report by China's state-run media said that Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL, is likely to resume...

Japan
Sep 9, 2025

Elliott reports that it has taken a stake in Japan's Kansai electric

The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that activist investor Elliott Management is now one of the three largest shareholders in Kansai Electric Power, with a stake between...

South Asia
Sep 9, 2025

Oil prices increase after Israeli attack on Qatar and Trump's Russia tariff push

The oil prices rose Wednesday, after Israel attacked Hamas leaders in Qatar and U.S. president Donald Trump requested Europe to impose tariffs against buyers of Russian crude....

Pollution
Sep 9, 2025

Campaign group says hybrid cars do not meet EU CO2 target.

A report released by the transport research and campaigning group T&E on Wednesday said that hybrid cars emit far more carbon than their official ratings suggest. They...

Iran
Sep 9, 2025

Iran and UN nuclear watchdog come to an agreement on cooperation

Iran and UN nuclear watchdog IAEA reached an agreement about the resumed cooperation, Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Araqchi stated in a Tuesday statement. He warned that the...

United States
Sep 9, 2025

MAHA Report on US Children's Health Targets Food and Drug Marketing

In its second report, released on Tuesday, the Commission "Make America Health Again" said that it will tackle what is perceived as an epidemic among American children....

Brazil
Sep 9, 2025

Bolsonaro is called the leader of a coup attempt by Brazilian Supreme Court Justice

Brazilian As he cast his first vote in the last phase of Jair Bolsonaro's trial, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes labelled the former president as the...

United States
Sep 9, 2025

EIA: US natgas production and demand will reach record highs by 2025, before declining in 2026

The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its Short-Term Energy Outlook Tuesday, predicting that the U.S. Natural Gas Production and Demand will both reach record highs by 2025...

Environment
Sep 9, 2025

EU split over climate target, deal next week in doubt, draft shows

The latest compromise proposal from the European Union showed that there is a split among member states over how ambitious they want to be with their new...

United States
Sep 9, 2025

Gold rallies to a new record high on U.S. interest rate cuts and Fed tension

Gold reached a record-high above $3,600 per ounce on February 2, fueled by investors' and central bankers' demand and expectations of U.S. interest rate cuts. Gold spot...

China
Sep 9, 2025

Trump EPA wants to accelerate AI infrastructure permits

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Tuesday new measures to speed up the construction of infrastructure required for rapid building of data centers in artificial intelligence. This...

United Arab Emirates
Sep 9, 2025

Reactions to Israel's attack against Hamas leaders Qatar

Israel attacked the Hamas leadership in Qatar, where this Palestinian Islamist group had long been based. Here are some comments from state and national leaders in response....

Israel
Sep 9, 2025

Reactions to Israel's attack against Hamas leaders Qatar

Israel attacked the Hamas leadership in Qatar, where this Palestinian Islamist group had long been based. Here are some comments from state and national leaders in response....

Italy
Sep 9, 2025

Green Party's political influence increases as it pushes for the phase-out of Norway oil

The idea of closing oil and gas fields in Norway is unsettling. But the Green Party, a small party, is pushing for it as the global shift...

United Arab Emirates
Sep 9, 2025

Reactions to Israel's attack against Hamas leaders Qatar

Israel attacked the Hamas leadership in Qatar, where this Palestinian Islamist group had long been based. Here are some comments from state and national leaders in response....

Sudan
Sep 9, 2025

Drones strike across Sudanese capital, RSF claims responsibility

Residents and paramilitary groups claim that drones used by the Rapid Support Forces on Tuesday morning targeted important installations in Khartoum, the state controlled by the Sudanese...

Israel
Sep 9, 2025

INSTANT VIEW: Gold and oil spikes after Israel attacks on Qatar

Investors bought traditional safe-haven investments on Tuesday. Gold briefly reached a record high after the Israeli military claimed it had attacked Hamas leaders in Qatar. This marked...

Mineral Resources
Sep 9, 2025

Gold reaches record high as Fed rate-cut betting pressures dollar and yields

The dollar and Treasury yields were weighed down by expectations of a September U.S. rate cut, as investors waited for inflation data to be released this week....

Nigeria
Sep 9, 2025

Nigeria delays the new tax law until 2026 due to fears that living costs will increase.

The new tax laws in Nigeria, which include a controversial 5% fuel surcharge that has been causing controversy, won't take effect until the first of January, Finance...

Germany
Sep 9, 2025

Alleged arson attack on Berlin leaves 50,000 homes powerless

Police and the grid operator reported that about 50,000 Berlin households were without power on Tuesday morning following an arson attack suspected to have been committed on...

Africa
Sep 9, 2025

Israel attacks Hamas leaders and blasts are heard in Doha

Israel attacked the Hamas leadership in Qatar on February 2, expanding its military operations that had been sweeping the Middle East, to include the Gulf Arab State...

United Kingdom
Sep 9, 2025

Copper prices fall ahead of U.S. payroll benchmark revision

The copper price fell on Tuesday, as cautionary trading in anticipation of an important revision to U.S. employment numbers was offset by support from a major incident...

Saudi Arabia
Sep 9, 2025

Russell: Crude oil prices fall as negative factors increase.

The crude oil market is now expecting a decline in prices. At the largest gathering of the industry in Asia, the discussion was more about timing rather...

Taiwan
Sep 9, 2025

Climate finance from development banks to reach record $137 billion by 2024?

A report released by the banks on Tuesday showed that multilateral development banks had provided $137 billion of climate finance, an increase of 10% over the previous...

United States
Sep 9, 2025

Report: Extreme heat is a growing threat to venues for the 2026 World Cup

According to a study that highlights extreme weather risks, the 2026 World Cup in North America could be its last without urgent climate adaption. The "Pitches in...

Norway
Sep 9, 2025

Greens in Norway are key players in the election and want to phase out oil gradually

The Green Party of Norway played a key role in Monday's re-election. It secured 4.7% of votes and ensured that Labour and its allies had 87 seats...

Canada
Sep 9, 2025

Phillips 66 purchases remaining stakes in US refineries from Cenovus at $1.4 billion

Phillips 66, a U.S.-based refiner, announced on Tuesday that it would acquire the remaining 50% of WRB Refining shares from Cenovus for $1.4 billion. This will give...

United States
Sep 9, 2025

CNBC reports that TotalEnergies CEO, NextDecade, will announce the FID for Rio Grande LNG Train on Tuesday.

By America Hernandez PARIS, September 9 - TotalEnergies' CEO Patrick Pouyanne told CNBC that U.S. developer NextDecade in which Total has a stake will announce its final...

Mineral Resources
Sep 9, 2025

Fed rate-cut bets propel gold to new record highs

Gold reached another record high Tuesday, well above the $3.600 mark crossed in the previous day, as increasing bets on a U.S. interest rate cut weakened dollar...

Australia
Sep 9, 2025

INSTANT VIEW - Teck and Anglo forge a $53 billion mining giant to bet on soaring copper demand

Anglo American, a London-listed company, and Teck Resources, a Canadian firm, will merge for $53 billion, both companies announced on Tuesday. This is the largest mining deal...

Environment
Sep 9, 2025

As regional wind production increases, spot prices are dropping.

The European spot power price dropped on Tuesday, as gains were expected to be made in the wind power supply in many countries in central-western Europe. Germany...