- Gas May Hit $4 Today, Oil Rises Again Above $110 Forbes
- New fees, fewer flights: Higher fuel prices pinch consumer budgets beyond the gas pump CNBC
- Soaring gas prices and supply chain disruptions drive up costs across the economy PBS
- CBS News gas…
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Gas May Hit $4 Today, Oil Rises Again Above $110 – Forbes
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Petrol price above 150p a litre for first time in nearly two years
The boss of Asda, the UK’s second largest fuel retailer, on Friday said the conflict was affecting fuel supplies in some locations.
Executive chairman Allan Leighton said a small number of individual petrol pumps on its forecourts had been left…
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UK economy shows first hits from Iran war, putting policymakers to the test – Reuters
- UK economy shows first hits from Iran war, putting policymakers to the test Reuters
- ‘Ripple of fear’ over Iran war hits consumer confidence BBC
- Middle East conflict will damage UK’s economy ‘more than any other’ The Guardian
- Energy crisis…
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War in the Middle East made the case for renewables – what’s happening in each country tells a harder story
The oil-dependent world is in crisis. Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – through which more than a quarter of global seaborne oil trade and a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas flow – is at a virtual standstill. Oil prices…
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FCA fines Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited for market abuse surveillance failures
CFDs are sophisticated financial products that are used to speculate on various assets going up or down in value. Given their high-risk nature, firms must have strong and reliable surveillance arrangements to prevent insider…
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Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 23-26 March 2026
Five new medicines recommended for approval
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended five medicines for approval at its March 2026 meeting.
The committee recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for Adstiladrin…
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DAX 40, AUD/USD and copper slip on Middle East uncertainty
Macro update
Asian equities:
Losses were trimmed after earlier declines, with MSCI Asia-Pacific down 0.7% but still set for a fourth consecutive weekly drop, while Chinese markets outperformed on hopes of policy support.
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ESAs spring risk update highlights geopolitical pressures and rising private finance risks
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published their spring 2026 Joint Committee update on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system. The update focuses on the challenges arising from ongoing…
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Can the Iran war shift the dial on climate action?
Can the Iran war shift the dial on climate action?
The war’s impact on Africa will be profound – but lessons learnt could spur a rapid energy transition to a more peaceful…
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Economists See War Pushing US Inflation Above 3%, Hurting Growth – Bloomberg.com
- Economists See War Pushing US Inflation Above 3%, Hurting Growth Bloomberg.com
- How the Iran War Compares With Past Market Shocks, in Charts WSJ
- Global forecasting group sees U.S. inflation at 4.2% this year, much higher than Fed estimate CNBC
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