A big moment to reveal likely path aheadpublished at 11:15 GMT
Faisal Islam
Economics editor
Previous expectations of a cut to interest rates have diminished, since the rapid rise in energy prices due to hostilities in the Gulf.
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Bank of England to announce interest rate decision – live updates
A big moment to reveal likely path aheadpublished at 11:15 GMT
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Banks agree to pay Treasury NIS 3b
Israel’s banks have agreed a compromise that will see Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich abandon legislation for a tax on excess bank profits.
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Bank of England to announce interest rate decision – live updates
Bank of England expected to hold interest rates at middaypublished at 11:06 GMT
Image source, EPAImage caption, The Bank of England is expected to hold the rate at 3.75%
Good morning, at midday the Bank of England announces its…
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Iran Conflict – Impact on Marine Bunkers | NorthStandard
The ongoing conflict in Iran is disrupting oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route through which a large proportion of global oil supply passes from the Persian Gulf to international markets.
Although the market has…
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Knesset about to pass budget already seen as irrelevant
The 2026 state budget has still not been passed by the Knesset, and is already liable to breach the budget framework for the second time. Only last week, the government approved the revised budget proposal, with an additional NIS 32 billion for…
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Bank of Japan holds rates and signals risks to growth and inflation from Iran war – Financial Times
- Bank of Japan holds rates and signals risks to growth and inflation from Iran war Financial Times
- Bank of Japan keeps rates steady as expected, warns Iran war may push up inflation CNBC
- BOJ Governor Ueda’s comments at news conference Reuters
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Gold and silver sell off as inflation fears grip global markets
Gold and silver joined a broad sell-off on Thursday, with the metals shedding 2% and 5.5% as fears about the Iran war and inflation gripped global markets.
At 4:56 a.m. ET, spot gold was down 2.3% at $4,707.20 an ounce. Front-month gold futures…
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Scoreboard on every street: Gas heads for $4 per gallon due to Iran war – Axios
- Scoreboard on every street: Gas heads for $4 per gallon due to Iran war Axios
- Drivers deal with high gas prices as Iran war continues Yahoo
- US drivers see gas prices jump to their highest level since 2023 as the Iran war drags on AP News
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Gold rises off one-month low on softer dollar; hawkish Fed caps gains
Gold climbed on Thursday, supported by a softer dollar, but gains were capped by a hawkish Federal Reserve, which has limited hopes for near-term rate cuts.
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Gold prices rose on Thursday after briefly…
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Impacts of war in Iran on the Aviation insurance sector
Geopolitics and the more fractured global landscape always represented my top risk for the insurance market in 2026. I wasn’t expecting it to become so acute so soon into 2026 and, while the Iran war is a dynamic situation, I suspect it will…
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