8+ hour, 15+ min ago   (625+ words) Monday, 14 September 2026 Brent crude tops $107 as Houthis tighten grip on Bab el‑Mandeb, raising shipping costs amid pipeline shutdowns; markets now sharply price in a Fed rate hike ahead of this week’s meeting, while geopolitical and supply pressures weigh on…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (693+ words) Monday, 14 September 2026 The dollar remained steady while the yen neared a seven‑month high ahead of this week’s key Fed (Sept 15–16) and BOJ (Sept 17–18) meetings. Rising oil prices, surging Treasury yields, and expectations of policy tightening in both markets supported…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (634+ words) Sunday, 13 September 2026 Sweden’s election on September 13, 2026, is a tight contest between the centre-left opposition—polling around 50–51 %—and the right-wing bloc including the far‑right Sweden Democrats at just under 48 %, potentially marking the first time the far right enters government. By…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (131+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 In August, global EV sales rose 2% to 1.83 million, with Europe surging 36% (380 k units) thanks to strong subsidy support, offsetting declines in China (–11%) and North America (–33%). Sales in the rest of world jumped 97%. Sept 11 (Reuters) - Global demand for electric…...

4+ day, 17+ min ago   (477+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Long-term UK gilt yields surged—30-year at ~5.93%, 20-year ~5.89%, and 10‑year ~5.35%—marking multi‑decade highs amid global rate‑rise expectations, rising oil prices, and shifting investor demand, just weeks before Chancellor Healey’s first budget. LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - British 20- and…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (277+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 ECB chief Christine Lagarde firmly rejected Jean‑Luc Mélenchon’s proposal to cancel about 18% of France’s debt held by the Bank of France, deeming it “financially dangerous,” legally prohibited under EU law (Article 123 TFEU), and likely to undermine market…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (863+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Sweden’s September 13, 2026 election has become a de facto referendum on whether the far‑right Sweden Democrats—polling around 19–22%—will gain cabinet power, cementing their shift from political pariahs to potential governing partners. STOCKHOLM, Sept 10-(Reuters) - Swedes will vote…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (524+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 A major Novartis shareholder, Artisan Partners via MD David Samra, publicly called for a board overhaul following a dramatic stock plunge tied to back‑to‑back late‑stage trial failures involving pelacarsen and del‑desiran, challenging the firm’s…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (169+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Belgium’s Aerospacelab secured a €2.4 billion contract to build 264 satellites—about 76 % of the EU’s 348‑satellite IRIS² constellation—under the Eutelsat‑led SpaceRISE consortium, which aims to launch the secure communications network by 2030 as part of a stepped‑up deployment plan....

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (750+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Russia has reportedly sent a fragment of the relics—believed to be the right-hand bones—of the medieval Prince Dmitry Donskoy to the front lines in Ukraine, aiming to boost morale by invoking religious-nationalist symbolism tied to a…...