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US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office as he signs the Secure America Act, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 10 June 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

US vows 'economic D-Day' as Iran threatens to halt all oil exports

Iran in turn vowed to shut down all oil exports from the ​Gulf "if the economic war continues."

Photo: Reuters

India turns to sugar imports as prices surge

A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Are global oil stocks big enough to weather another six months of US-Iran war?

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

Oil prices rise amid US-Iran stalemate

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

Representational image. Photo: Reuters

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