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Oil hits highest level since US-Iran ceasefire beganThe oil price has hit its highest level since the US and Iran agreed a ceasefire more than two…

The International Monetary Fund has warned that “all roads lead to higher prices and slower growth worldwide” should the conflict in the Middle East continue to…

Australia’s climate change and energy “information ecosystem” is fuelling conflict in communities, with misinformation and disinformation confusing the public, slowing renewable energy projects and undermining policy…

European airlines warn surging energy prices will mean higher faresMajor European airlines warned of rising fares if the surge in fuel prices stemming from the Iran…

Countries in Africa, where farmers depend heavily on imported fertiliser and a large share of household income goes on food, are particularly vulnerable to supply chain…

Universities in Bangladesh and Pakistan have been forced to close campuses and move teaching online as governments introduce emergency measures to conserve electricity and fuel amid…

The US lost 92,000 jobs in February, an unexpected major slackening in the labor market that came just before Donald Trump threw the global economy into…

A prolonged energy crisis triggered by the widening war in the Middle East could offer an economic lifeline to Russia’s war machine at a moment when…

Introduction: War in Middle East threatens UK living standards growthGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.The…

Iran has responded to US and Israeli attacks by launching a series of counterstrikes against states across the Middle East, with serious consequences for the oil…