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Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz in 2018. Photo: Reuters

Oil prices rise amid US-Iran stalemate

US President ‌Donald Trump on Monday responded to Iran's conditions for a peace deal with his own demands that Iran pay compensation for people killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a...

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, 24 June 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Oil steady as Iran tempers hopes for swift Hormuz reopening

Euro and Yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken May 8, 2017. Picture taken May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Currency defence gets makeover as emerging Asia guards reserves

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Oil rises on uncertainty over reopening of Hormuz

Workers work on a production line, manufacturing tank containers at a factory in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China April 7, 2025. Photo: cnsphoto via REUTERS/File Photo

China July factory-gate inflation eases to 3-month low: CPI

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Can the world survive without Gulf oil?

Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz in 2018. Photo: Reuters

Oil rises on concerns over Strait of Hormuz reopening plans

Currency dealers work as an electronic board displays the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) in Seoul, South Korea, May 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

Emerging markets get a hard lesson in tech hype

People look on with models of oil pump jacks seen in the foreground at China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, booth at China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China, September 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Sinopec steps up Russian oil imports to offset Middle East supply cut: Traders and tracker

FILE PHOTO: A worker walks past the logo of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) inside its office in New Delhi, India July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

RBI keeps interest rates unchanged

People wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), look at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 10, 2020. Photo :Reuters

Asia stocks struggle for direction, oil moves higher

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Oil ticks up after selloff as talks to end US-Iran war remain uncertain

Employees stand in front of electronic boards as they work a late-night shift in preparation for the launch of South Korea's 24-hour won-dollar trading market from July 6, at Hana Bank's dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, June 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

Big investors think it might be time to buy in South Korea