A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
September 23, 2026President Donald Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials met for about three hours Tuesday, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war
September 22, 2026France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's claims of having secured peace in Gaza, saying not a single
September 23, 2026Canada is giving C$100 million in international assistance for Palestine, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday.
September 23, 2026President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend the US-Israeli campaign against Iran while laying out his foreign policy
September 22, 2026Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in a meeting during which Iran's
September 23, 2026Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday the U.N had become unable to fulfill its duty of preserving peace and called for reform
September 22, 2026The Nasdaq notched a record high close on Tuesday, lifted by Micron Technology and other AI-related stocks, while the S&P 500 hovered just
September 22, 2026US President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday to make the case for his war on Iran, arguing he has
September 22, 2026U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pleading for “a world built on interdependence” as he makes his final address to the General Assembly gathering of world leaders
September 21, 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would use his speech at the United Nations this week to defend Israel's military actions against the
September 22, 2026China's Xi Jinping is expected to press US President Donald Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under a 1982 joint
September 22, 2026US prosecutors are investigating Binance in connection to US sanctions on Iran and trading activity on its platform, a source with knowledge of the matter said.
September 22, 2026G7 foreign ministers on Monday called on Iran to end its arming and support of Houthis in Yemen, which they said constituted a dangerous pattern of escalation that
September 22, 2026A spokesperson for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran would change its weapons, military tactics and targets if the conflict with the United States escalates
September 21, 2026Saudi startup Ceer made public its first two fully electric vehicle models on Monday and said it will launch five more models by
September 22, 2026A total of 17 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on the weekend, down from 37 a week earlier, shipping data showed on Monday, as tension in
September 21, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
September 21, 2026France will summon Iran's ambassador and take appropriate measures in response after Iranian authorities sealed a French language centre affiliated
September 21, 2026A delivery company founded by Arabs takes on its competition in Israel
September 20, 2026Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile
September 19, 2026Iran's most prominent human rights activist says Iranians are suffering seven months into the war and paying the price for the conflict
September 19, 2026US defence tech firm Anduril's founder Palmer Luckey said on Saturday that President Donald Trump's delay in approving arms sales to Taiwan is affecting
September 19, 2026Tourists on the Greek island of Crete got an unexpected, front-row view of Medusa 15, a major military exercise led by Greece and Egypt
September 18, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic envoy and Germany's far-right AfD leadership have begun preparations to meet next year to discuss
September 18, 2026South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday he would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country
September 18, 2026South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday he would not deploy any military assets to the Middle East that would draw the country into conflict related to the Iran
September 18, 2026Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran over its nuclear program
September 18, 2026The Saudi civil defense says debris from an intercepted Houthi drone has killed one person and injured two others
September 17, 2026About six weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced that a divided central bank was keeping its key interest rate unchanged
September 18, 2026US House of Representatives Democrats raised concerns on Thursday about President Donald Trump's civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, and
September 17, 2026Oil prices settled about 1% lower on Thursday, but stayed above $100 a barrel, as investors weighed the disruption from strikes by Saudi Arabia and
September 17, 2026Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call that the two countries "should prepare well for the next stage of high-
September 17, 2026A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States
September 17, 2026Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran
September 17, 2026In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, Parvin Akter times her cooking to the neighborhood's availability of piped gas.
September 17, 2026Bearish sentiment towards most emerging Asian currencies deepened, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, as investors contended with the twin headwinds of escalating
September 17, 2026Leaders from Lebanon, France and Jordan have met in Paris to support Lebanon's struggling military
September 17, 2026US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near and a media report separately said he is expected to meet
September 17, 2026US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the
September 16, 2026Apollo Global Management has extended $585 million in financing to office space provider The Executive Centre (TEC), the U.S.-based asset manager said on Tuesday.
September 16, 2026Crude oil should be flowing through Saudi Arabia's vital East-West Pipeline within days, U.S.
September 15, 2026After a drone strike sent shrapnel flying into his wife's chest, killing her, Muhammad Aiyash and his three children fled with no belongings to a new makeshift camp for the
September 15, 2026Saudi Arabia has shut a critical oil pipeline. Here’s why it matters for the global oil market
September 14, 2026Yemen's Houthi rebels have seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea
September 14, 2026House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election
September 14, 2026The conflict in Yemen is intensifying, as government forces launch attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fire into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government
September 13, 2026Why Trump’s effort to build more refineries won’t lower gas prices
September 13, 2026Trump says Irish unification would be ‘fantastic,’ wading into sensitive topic during weekend visit
September 12, 2026Trump says Iran likely responsible for attack that shut vital Saudi oil pipeline
September 12, 2026The U.S. Army is actively incorporating drone tactics learned from Ukrainian troops
September 12, 2026‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast
September 12, 2026U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters as midterm elections near
September 11, 2026BRICS leaders are meeting in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and U.S.-China tensions test the group's unity
September 11, 2026Cameras disabled, inspectors blocked: Nuclear watchdog asks for help with Iran
September 10, 2026Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at the start of this week, after Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate for any new U.S. attacks.
September 08, 2026Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke with U.S.
September 07, 2026Israeli strikes killed seven people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel retaliated for what it said were Hezbollah
September 06, 2026US military strikes three Iranian tankers in retaliation for missile attacks
September 05, 2026The U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln left Thailand on Sunday after a five-day port visit, ending a respite from an extended deployment that included operations in the Middle
September 06, 2026The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships
September 05, 2026The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on the Turkish bank Golden Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonim Sirketi
September 04, 2026The United States, Britain, France and Germany have drafted a resolution for possible consideration by the Board of Governors of the U.N. nuclear watchdog that seeks to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council for failure to comply with its nuclear nonproliferation obligations, diplomats say
September 05, 2026President Donald Trump describes the conflict in Iran as "small potatoes" and says he agrees with Vice President JD Vance's assertion that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are no longer a “war.”
September 05, 2026Trump says Iran conflict, which has killed 18 US service members and injured hundreds more, is ‘small potatoes’
September 05, 2026Oil prices hit fresh six-week highs on Thursday after new U.S. strikes on Iran and renewed Israeli threats against Tehran heightened concerns about
September 03, 2026As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks reelection, his main concern these days isn’t his political rivals
September 03, 2026The Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, which is named after a Shi'ite Muslim scholar whose shrine sits at its summit, has become one of the most
September 03, 2026China’s President Xi Jinping visits Egypt this week for the first time in a decade
September 02, 2026President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the renewed U.S. campaign against Iran would not continue for "too long" after the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran
September 03, 2026Iran retaliates after US strikes, defying Trump’s warning it could be hit ‘much harder’
September 01, 2026The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has docked in Thailand after nearly nine months at sea supporting U.S. operations against Iran
September 02, 2026After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S.
August 31, 2026Oil prices jumped about 4% to a one-week high on Tuesday as a resumption in fighting between the U.S. and Iran renewed fears of supply disruptions from
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