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Major central banks tighten policy or keep rates restrictive as surging energy costs push inflation higher across leading economies.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is evaluating a major proposal to reconfigure gas standing charges and accelerate heat pump adoption, potentially cutting average annual household energy costs by up to £130

US wholesale inflation paused in July as cheaper energy and food offset increases in services and construction, new federal data shows.
UK inflation has risen to its highest level in four months, with higher energy bills pushing the cost of living back into sharper focus for households, businesses and policymakers. The BBC reported that prices are now…

ECNEC reviewed major road, energy, water, education and poverty-reduction schemes as revised costs and project delays sharpen scrutiny of public investment.
Annual inflation hit 3.5% in June, down from May's more than three-year high, but the resumption of conflict with Iran threatens to push inflation back up as energy costs rise once again.
Energy bills in Great Britain are forecast to jump by £276, reaching nearly £2,000 in January due to rising gas prices and global conflicts

Fusion power startup Thea Energy has landed a $20 million grant from the Department of Energy's ARPA-E program to help scale production of the high-temperature superconducting magnets at the heart of its reactor design…

Iran has warned that US-linked energy interests across the Gulf could be vulnerable if attacks on Iranian assets continue, deepening concern over shipping, oil supplies and the fragile security balance around the Strait…

The Trump administration has acknowledged in court filings that it terminated more than $7.5 billion in federal clean energy grants on the basis of political criteria, deepening scrutiny of how the funding cuts were…
Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces immediate pressure on North Sea energy projects as he prepares to assemble his cabinet and launch an ambitious domestic policy agenda this coming Monday
Asian nations are recalibrating energy strategies to achieve domestic independence as the Iran War forces a shift away from over-reliance on imported liquefied natural gas and global market volatility

Oil prices moved higher as U.S.-Iran diplomacy stalled and reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz renewed concern about global energy supplies.

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is becoming an economic warning for Pakistan as fuel imports, LNG supplies, freight costs and inflation risks converge.
The Asian Development Bank has kept Pakistan's growth forecast at 3.7 per cent while projecting inflation of 8.3 per cent amid energy and external risks.
Brent crude has surged to $100 a barrel as escalating military action in the Middle East and tanker attacks in the Red Sea trigger fresh concerns over global energy supply stability

Pakistan enters FY2027 with stronger reserves and remittances, but renewed Middle East conflict and volatile oil prices threaten inflation and the trade balance.

Work on the Afghan section of the TAPI pipeline revives hopes for a Central Asian gas route to Pakistan, though costs and security remain decisive.

Shipping tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rising as US-Iran clashes, tanker incidents and nuclear diplomacy add pressure to global energy routes.
Global oil prices moved higher after fresh reports of disruption in two of the world’s most closely watched shipping routes, underscoring how quickly tensions in the Middle East can ripple through energy markets…
Maritime nuclear energy startup Bluecore Energy has raised $10 million in a pre-seed funding round to develop small modular reactors on floating barges for ports and local infrastructure.

Pakistan expects Turkish Petroleum seismic vessels to arrive in the autumn as both countries advance a new phase of offshore oil and gas exploration.
The FAO Food Price Index edged higher in July as disruption and difficult weather lifted wheat, sugar and vegetable-oil quotations.
The White House is backing a broader voluntary pledge aimed at limiting the impact of data centre power demand on household utility bills, though key details remain unclear.