geopolitics

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his fifth wartime economic conference in St. Petersburg, with the Russian economy stgnating and his government struggling for ways to resume growth. FRANCE 24's Nick Rushworth reports.

Clashes erupted between the U.S. and Iran over commercial ships earlier this week.

China, US clash over Tiananmen anniversary; Taiwan says face up to history

Yen touches 160, dollar slips from two-month high amid Iran talks

Coca-Cola CFO flags uneven demand, warns of Middle East risks into 2027

US senators question Big Tobacco on lobbying related to FDA policy shift

Gulf markets end mixed amid US-Iran peace deal hopes Reuters

Treasuries rose and the dollar slipped as investors drew optimism about the prospects for a US-Iran peace deal from a conditional ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, despite ongoing clashes.

The US buffer for crude oil is shrinking fast as the Iran war drags on. The country’s emergency petroleum stockpile, known as the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, has shrunk to levels last seen in mid-2023, after the Biden administration decided to withdraw SPR crude barrels to mitigate the oil-price im

Oil snaps three-day win streak after Israel, Lebanon ceasefire eases tensions