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Energy Warfare Ignites: Israel Strikes Iran’s South Pars Gas Field

Mar 19, 2026 08:15 am UTC| Insights & Views

The Middle East war started an unstable new stage on March 18, 2026 as Israeli airstrikes attacked South Pars, Irans largest natural gas reserve in the world. Significantly large fires and a partial production freeze of...

Fed Holds Steady at 3.75% as Middle East Tensions Fuel Inflation Caution

Mar 19, 2026 04:44 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Maintaining the federal funds target range at 3.50% to 3.75%, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) finished its March 2026 meeting a decision motivated by ongoing inflation and increased worldwide instability. The...

Surge in Part-Time Roles Pushes Australian Unemployment to 4.3%

Mar 19, 2026 04:04 am UTC| Insights & Views

In February 2026, the Australian labour market provided a complicated set of outcomes marked by a substantial beat in job growth along with an increasing headline unemployment rate. Although the economy gained 49,000 jobs,...

Inflation Cool-Down: February Core PPI Matches Forecasts as Market Fears Recede

Mar 18, 2026 13:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The latest economic data released on March 18, 2026, shows that the United States Core Producer Price Index (PPI) for February rose by 0.3% month-over-month. This figure aligns perfectly with consensus forecasts and...

Crude Cool-Down: Easing Supply Fears and Strategic Reserves Dampen Energy Rally

Mar 17, 2026 13:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Crude pared some of its gains due to easing supply issues.It is presently trading around $94.56 after reaching a lowof $94.45. Brent crude oil prices have fallen back from recent highs after fears of a long-lasting...

Bitcoin Eyes USD 80,000 Milestone: Institutional ETF Surge Fuels Bullish Breakout Momentum

Mar 17, 2026 11:22 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

BTCUSD gained above $75000 as demand for risk appetite improves. Currentlytrading at about$73931, ithas an intraday high of $76013. With about USD 400 million in net inflows during March 1617, 2026, United States...

Ethereum’s Institutional Titan: BitMine Immersion Technologies Secures 4.6 Million ETH

Mar 17, 2026 11:06 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

With 4.596 million ETH tokens as of March 15, 2026, BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has confirmed its status as the leading Ethereum treasury globally. Worth about USD 10 billion, this huge store accounts for around...

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Economy

Malaysia Central Bank Moves to Support Ringgit Amid Foreign Fund Outflows

Malaysias central bank has announced new measures to support the ringgit after the currency weakened more than 4% in June, driven largely by foreign investor caution and expectations of higher U.S. interest rates. Bank...

Bessent Says U.S. Must Strengthen Supply Chains and Economic Security

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is focused on strengthening supply chain resilience to protect critical industries from economic disruptions, pandemics, geopolitical conflicts, and...

South Korea Remains MSCI Emerging Market Despite Reform Progress

South Korea will remain classified as an emerging market by MSCI after the global index provider decided not to upgrade the country to developed market status in its latest market accessibility review released on Tuesday....

South Korea’s KOSPI Rebounds as Samsung and SK Hynix Lead Tech Stock Recovery

South Koreas benchmark KOSPI index staged a strong recovery on Wednesday, climbing 3.4% to 8,480.21 points after suffering a sharp sell-off in the previous session. The rebound was driven largely by gains in major...

Australia Inflation Cools in May, But Core CPI Keeps RBA Rate Hike Risks Alive

Australias inflation rate eased more than expected in May, offering signs that price pressures may be gradually cooling and strengthening the case for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep interest rates unchanged in...

Politics

US Senate Approves War Powers Resolution Urging Trump to End Iran Military Action

The U.S. Senate has approved a war powers resolution directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military involvement in Iran, marking a significant congressional challenge to the administrations foreign policy. The...

Crimea Power Outage After Ukrainian Drone Attack, Russian Authorities Say

Power supplies were disrupted in Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-annexed Crimea, following what local Russian-installed authorities described as a Ukrainian attack on energy infrastructure. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the...

Cait Conley Wins Democratic Nomination, Sets Up Key House Battle Against Mike Lawler in New York

Cait Conley, a U.S. Army veteran and former national security official, has secured the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Congressman Mike Lawler in New Yorks highly competitive 17th Congressional District. The...

U.S. Eases Iran Team Travel Restrictions Ahead of Seattle World Cup Match

The United States has relaxed travel restrictions for Irans national soccer team ahead of its upcoming FIFA World Cup match in Seattle, allowing the squad to enter the country two days before kickoff instead of just one...

Peru Election Dispute Deepens as Roberto Sanchez Rejects Runoff Results

Perus presidential election dispute intensified on Tuesday after leftist candidate Roberto Sanchez announced that he would not recognize the outcome of the tightly contested presidential runoff, alleging electoral fraud...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Anthropic AI Model Uncovers Vulnerabilities in Classified U.S. Government Systems During Security Test

Anthropics advanced artificial intelligence model identified vulnerabilities in classified U.S. government computer systems during a recent security testing exercise, according to a report by the Associated Press citing a...

Samsung Electronics Stock Surges on Report of Massive $59 Billion Share Buyback Plan

Samsung Electronics shares rallied sharply on Wednesday after a report suggested the company could launch a substantial share buyback program worth nearly 90 trillion won ($59 billion) over the next three years. The...

SK Hynix Moves Closer to New York ADR Listing Amid AI Chip Boom

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix is reportedly preparing to take a major step toward a U.S. market debut by filing documents for an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) offering with South Koreas financial regulator....

Cerebras Revenue Forecast Tops Expectations, but Margin Concerns Weigh on Stock

Cerebras Systems delivered a strong revenue outlook for 2026 that exceeded Wall Street expectations, but investors remained cautious as the companys profit margin forecast highlighted the challenges of competing with AI...

SpaceX Stock Rebounds After Sharp Selloff, But Valuation Concerns Persist

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) recovered modestly on Tuesday, closing 0.9% higher at $156.06 after briefly falling below its post-IPO opening price during intraday trading. The stock touched a low of $147.11, slipping beneath the...