Oman's foreign minister and a senior European Union envoy to the Gulf have discussed ways to reduce tensions and halt ongoing conflict in the region, amid growing concerns over stability.Badr bin ...

Trump administration officials are making a desperate push to secure every available barrel of oil amid a worsening energy crisis — even if it means lifting sanctions on the very country that they’re ...

The Senate has passed the largest housing bill in decades — bipartisan legislation designed to improve housing affordability and availability through deregulation, expanding old programs and banning ...

India’s decision to ease FDI rules for neighbouring countries may reopen the door to China, but strict ownership limits mean large firms such as BYD Co. and Great Wall Motor Co. will still face same ...

An NHK opinion poll shows that 32 percent of respondents say they are in favor of the Japanese government and ruling parties considering easing restrictions on arms exports. NHK conducted the phone ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering easing oil sanctions on Russia and releasing emergency crude stockpiles as part of a package of options aimed at curbing spiking global oil prices amid the ...

The funding crisis that nearly shut down the global vulnerability tracking system last year has quietly been resolved, easing fears of another abrupt disruption to a cornerstone of the cybersecurity ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria reduced the Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis points to 26.5 per cent on 24 February 2026, after the Monetary Policy Committee’s 304th meeting. SAMI TUNJI examines the ...

China and South Korea have resolved a trade dispute over hot-rolled steel coils through a price-undertaking deal, mirroring the solution used in China’s electric vehicle (EV) stand-off with the ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may soon hit the brakes on monetary easing as it braces for evolving inflation dynamics, which includes potential oil price spikes, according to some analysts.

Large cash infusions by India’s central bank are delivering what some analysts describe as stealth policy easing, pushing a key overnight borrowing gauge well below the benchmark rate. The country’s ...

Treasury yields fell and the US dollar extended declines on Tuesday after US retail sales in December showed no growth from the pr evious month and fourth-quarter employment costs increased by the ...