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Oil has climbed above $95 a barrel for the first time in six weeks as renewed conflict around key shipping routes raises fears of fresh global supply disruption

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

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

Bond yields climbed across the US, UK, France, Germany and Japan as investors worried the Middle East conflict could keep inflation elevated and force central banks to stay tighter for longer

Oil price nerves have returned for businesses that were hoping fuel costs would settle, with shipping risks and Middle East tension complicating planning again. It is the kind of update that people search for

Oil prices edged higher for a third straight session as stalled peace prospects around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz kept traders focused on supply risks

The FAO Food Price Index edged higher in July as disruption and difficult weather lifted wheat, sugar and vegetable-oil quotations.

Household energy bills in Great Britain are expected to rise to a three-year high this winter, with a forecast price-cap increase likely to cancel out the effect of VAT cuts on electricity bills

HOUSTON: Oil prices rose by more than $3 a barrel on Thursday on news that an Iranian parliament committee is reviewing a bill that would ban US and Israeli vessels from the Strait of Hormuz and fine violators up to a fifth of the value of

Property prices in ‘suspended animation’ owing to higher mortgage rates and uncertainty in Middle East Business live – latest updates UK house prices were broadly stagnant in July as prospective buyers were squeezed by higher mortgage rates

Oil markets turned higher after reported attacks in the Red Sea and a fire near the Strait of Hormuz renewed concern about shipments moving through a vital energy

Brent crude fell sharply as traders responded to a pause in hostilities between the US and Iran, while AstraZeneca’s chief called for faster drug innovation

Oil prices rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump warned that countries trading with Iran could face additional economic sanctions, adding a fresh layer of uncertainty to already tense global energy markets

Crude has returned to the $100 mark for the first time since May, as traders weigh escalating conflict risks spanning the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday attracted aggressive buying interest amid falling oil prices and easing geopolitical tensions, propelling the benchmark KSE-100 index above the 180,000-point level, reflecting improvin

ExxonMobil and Chevron reported combined second-quarter profits of $26.5 billion as conflict-driven oil prices lifted producer earnings and increased costs for motorists.

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.

Pakistan's petroleum prices climbed again this week, with the government raising petrol by Rs1.63 per litre and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.55 per litre, effective from July 29. The increase takes petrol to Rs335.81

ING says the UK jobs market is cooling, with hospitality and retail shedding jobs, vacancies falling and private-sector pay growth lagging, reducing pressure on the Bank of England to raise rates

Petrol fell by 12 paisas to Rs336.03 per litre and high-speed diesel by 66 paisas to Rs392.38 under Pakistan's short-cycle fuel pricing system.

Pakistan imported a record 3.482 million tonnes of palm oil worth $3.785 billion in FY26, compared to 3.214 million tonnes worth $3.4 billion in FY25, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data.

Syria?s foreign minister is due to visit Pakistan, giving Islamabad another diplomatic opening as regional security, reconstruction and Middle East tensions remain under discussion.

Pakistan faces a crowded 2026 security agenda, from the Afghanistan border and TTP violence to Middle East instability and new defence ties.

A leading thinktank says higher oil prices and inflation linked to the Iran war could leave the UK facing hard choices at the next autumn budget