Dollar firms as US-Iran tensions lift oil, hawkish Fed bets build Reuters

Gold drops more than 2% on US rate-hike bets Reuters

Indian shares hit near six-month low as US-Iran deadlock lifts oil prices Reuters

But Washington risks missing out.

America and its allies must scale together for a new era of war.

Capital’s once-relentless property boom has gone into reverse

The sector’s huge capital needs are forcing companies and countries to rethink how they borrow money

Tony Blair is not just any backseat driver. He is the UK’s and the ruling Labour Party’s most successful living politician, the winner of three decisive general elections. So when he talks, Andy Burnham needs to listen, even if the prime minister in the driving seat dislikes what he hears.

Among the world’s top fuel-consuming nations, Japan is the most energy insecure. Its import-dependency ratios are scary: It buys overseas 99.9% of the oil it needs; 99.7% of the coal; and 97.8% of the natural gas. So Tokyo springs into action after every major energy shock to reassess its supply sou

Vladimir Putin backs army and spy agencies’ push to make businesses defend themselves from Ukrainian strikes