Tensions

Warsh’s return revives tensions over the Fed’s US$6.6 trillion QE hangover
Money markets in particular have proved sensitive to even the slightest changes in the amount of liquidity in the system[NEW YORK] For much of the time that US President...
Opec+ agrees to keep oil output unchanged as Iran tensions boost prices
They will raise production quotas by about 2.9 million barrels per day from April till December 2025, roughly 3% of global demand.Published Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 11:27 PM[MOSCOW/LONDON]...
IDF boosts readiness at southern bases amid tensions with criminal elements of Bedouin tribe
The Camp Defense Array of the Operations Directorate conducted a situational evaluation after a police operation in Givot Bar and incidents over the weekend.The IDF raised its alert level...
The Right’s Simmering Tensions over Abortion | National Review
Donald Trump’s political advisers don’t want to talk about abortion, but pro-lifers need to speak up. Source link
Human Made seeks growth beyond China as tensions with Japan rise
Its expansion coincides with a global surge in interest in Japanese pop culture, fuelled by anime and video games, while a weaker yen draws record tourist spending[TOKYO] Human Made,...
Asia-Pacific markets fall on fresh US-China tensions around tariffs, rare-earths export controls
[SINGAPORE] Asia-Pacific markets reacted negatively as trading opened on Monday (Oct 13) following the latest salvo in the trade war between the US and China.The Kospi index dropped 1.5...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of preparing for war as Red Sea tensions rise
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it in collusion with an opposition grouping, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the two neighbours over...
Peru’s president affirms sovereignty of Amazon River island as tensions with Colombia escalate
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday traveled to an Amazon River island at the center of a territorial dispute with Colombia, where she affirmed Peru’s...
China reshuffles soy trade to counter local glut and US tensions
[BEIJING] China has long worried about its shortage of soybeans, solidifying its status as the world’s biggest buyer to the benefit of farmers from the US to Brazil. But...
BYD runs India remotely as China tensions shut out top brass
[NEW DELHI] China’s BYD is forging ahead with its attempts to expand in India despite roadblocks from the government that are preventing the electric vehicle maker from conducting key...
Gold flat as easing trade tensions offset boost from soft US dollar
Published Thu, Jul 24, 2025 · 09:46 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices held steady on Thursday (Jul 24) after a sharp drop in the previous session, as easing trade tensions dented...
Thailand closes border crossings with Cambodia and recalls ambassador as tensions flare
Thailand closes border crossings with Cambodia and recalls ambassador as tensions flare
BANGKOK — Thailand said Wednesday it is closing border crossings with Cambodia from northeastern provinces, as well as withdrawing its ambassador from Cambodia and expelling Cambodia’s ambassador, following a...