6+ hour, 2+ 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…...

9+ hour, 56+ 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…...

3+ day, 20+ 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, 2+ 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…...

3+ day, 22+ 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, 4+ 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…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (245+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 An Ifo Institute analysis finds that in 2025, Germany took on €28.6 billion in debt under its defence-and-security exemption but only €17.6 billion went to those purposes—leaving €11 billion (38.5 %) diverted to other spending. BERLIN, Sept 10 (Reuters) - More than a third of…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (86+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Germany’s harmonised consumer‐price inflation for August was confirmed at 2.9 % year‑on‑year, slightly up from July’s 2.8 %. Core inflation held steady around 2.4 %, with energy prices—up roughly 10.5 %—remaining the main driver. BERLIN, Sept 10 (Reuters) - German inflation accelerated to…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (880+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Samsung and SK Hynix have unveiled massive shareholder return plans exceeding 130 trillion won, yet Korea’s valuation gap persists, highlighting the structural nature of the “Korea discount” and the importance of broader, sustained reforms under the Value‑Up programme....

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (229+ words) Wednesday, 9 September 2026 A new Novus poll released Sept 7 shows Sweden’s Liberals at 4.3%, clearing the 4% parliamentary threshold and tightening the race between the right-wing government bloc and the centre-left, with bloc support at 47.9% vs 50.3%. STOCKHOLM, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Support for Sweden's Liberals…...