Yemen’s Houthi Red Sea attacks and fresh Jordan violence weigh on oil as Middle East unease widens January 29, 2024 Trafigura is the latest major commodity shipper to be targeted by Houthi rebels
Shipowners and traders gear up for legal clashes over Red Sea conflict January 28, 2024 The shipping industry is gearing up for legal clashes over who is liable for costs and damages incurred when transiting the Red Sea.
ECB holds interest rates at 22-year high as Lagarde warns rate cut talk ‘premature’ January 25, 2024 Although markets expected rates to be left on hold, investors were looking out for any signs that interest rates will be lowered.
UK economy off to ‘promising start’ in 2024 but firms reveal impact of Red Sea crisis January 24, 2024 The survey measures business activity in the private sector. Anything above 50 indicates business activity is expanding.
Energy security is a must, but UK’s absurd oil and gas bill won’t help January 24, 2024 The oil and gas bill is a misguided solution to the UK's energy woes; we must focus on renewables instead, writes Nigel Pocklington.
Primark: Market share up as ABF thanks Rita Ora and late-arriving cold weather January 23, 2024 One in every seven pounds spent on clothing, footwear and accessories is now spent in ABF-owned Primark
Yemen: Further UK and US strikes on Houthis over Red Sea attacks January 23, 2024 The UK and the US have carried out a fresh set of joint airstrikes in Yemen, in the latest bid to stop Houthi attacks.
Biden on Red Sea: Strikes haven’t stopped Houthi attacks – so we’ll carry on January 19, 2024 US President Joe Biden pledged to continue attacks on Houthi sites in Yemen in an effort to restrict the militant group's ability to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea.
Poundland owner Pepco warns disruption in the Red Sea could raise freight costs January 18, 2024 Poundland owner Pepco has warned that disruption at the Red Sea could lead to higher freight costs and hit product supply.
FTSE 100 today: London markets likely to open in red following weak global cues January 18, 2024 Global stocks fall, China shares hits 5-year low, greenback nears one-month peak, and oil prices rise; focus shifts to Christine Lagarde's speech and U.S. economic data.