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Gold prices slipped on Monday as a resurgent dollar and robust American labour data outweighed the geopolitical risk premium from the Middle East. Spot gold fell 0.4 per cent to $4,658.90 per ounce, retreating from recent highs despite the ongoing maritime blockade in the Persian Gulf. Investors are recalibrating their portfolios as the prospect of…
Oil prices are flirting with a four-year high as OPEC+ struggles to bridge a massive supply chasm. Eight member nations agreed on Sunday to raise production quotas by a modest 206,000 barrels per day for May. The move is largely symbolic. Ongoing hostilities between Israel, the United States, and Iran have effectively choked the Strait…
The Israeli military has hit more than 3,500 targets across Lebanon since hostilities began one month ago. This campaign follows a significant escalation on 2 March when Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel to avenge the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel responded with a combination of massive air strikes and a ground…
Beijing has called for an immediate cessation of military hostilities in the Middle East following United States President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash devastating strikes on the Islamic republic in the coming weeks. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press conference on Thursday that “military means cannot fundamentally solve the problem, and…
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will hit Iran “extremely hard” for the next two to three weeks to force an end to the month-long conflict. In a televised address from the White House on April 1, Trump claimed the war’s “core strategic objectives” are nearly met. He sought to reassure a…
More than half of the 620,000 people displaced by Lebanon’s latest conflict escalation are women and girls, according to a statement from UN Women, the United Nations agency dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women Representative in Lebanon, Gielan El Messiri, said the crisis has disproportionately affected women and girls, who now…
Iran launched a fresh salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday morning, ending a brief lull in the regional conflict. A loud explosion echoed across Jerusalem as the Israeli military worked to intercept multiple waves of incoming fire. State-run Iranian media claimed the projectiles successfully bypassed several layers of the “Iron Dome” and “David’s…
Iran on Monday issued sweeping threats to deploy naval mines across the Gulf and strike power infrastructure throughout the Middle East, defying a United States ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the military confrontation with Washington and Israel entered its fourth week. The Islamic Republic showed no sign of backing down ahead…
US President Donald Trump has halted threatened strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, declaring a five-day ceasefire to pursue a “complete and total resolution” of hostilities. The reversal comes less than 24 hours after the President threatened to dismantle Iran’s electricity grid, a move that sent global markets into a tailspin. In a characteristically blunt announcement…
Nigeria’s nascent battle against inflation faces a fresh assault from global energy markets, despite a marginal dip in headline figures. Data for February 2026 shows inflation eased to 15.06% year-on-year, down from 15.10% in January. While this appears positive compared to the 26.27% recorded a year ago, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise…
