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India’s Inflation Accelerates as Oil Prices Set to Spike Further

India’s inflation accelerated in February before the conflict in the Middle East, putting pressure on policymakers as disruption to energy …

Qatar Aluminum Smelter Alters Shutdown Plans to Avert Full Halt

Qatar Aluminum Ltd. is no longer planning to fully shut down its smelter in the country, and will now maintain …

Bitcoin steady near $70,000 as rising open interest hints at cautious, bearish positioning

Bitcoin traded around $69,800 as open interest rose to $102 billion, suggesting defensive, bearish bets while altcoins outperformed in a …

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Indian Bourse NSE Picks Bankers, Lawyers for $2.5 Billion IPO

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. has selected 20 bankers for its long-awaited initial public offering, the exchange said in …

Emerging-Currency Options Are Hinting at Lot More Near-Term Pain

Traders are bracing for more weakness in emerging-market currencies over the coming month as the Iran war escalates, according to …

Mideast Shipping Crisis Widens With More Tankers Hit in Gulf

Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf, briefly pushing crude back above $100 a …

Bond Traders Are Pricing in Bigger Deficits Around the World

The yield on the 30-year US Treasury bond is climbing toward 4.9%, part of a global move higher in borrowing …

Spot Container Rates to Europe Jump as Iran War Strains Capacity

The cost to ship goods in containers to Europe from China jumped over the past week as the war in …

Deutsche Bank Flags a $30 Billion Exposure to Private Credit

Deutsche Bank AG flagged a €26 billion ($30 billion) exposure to private credit, an asset class that’s grappling with fund …

Peru’s Gas Leak Is Revealing That Instability Matters After All

A prolonged natural gas pipeline leak in Peru is suddenly laying bare the costs of its chronic political instability, a …

Iran war causing ‘largest disruption in history’ to oil supplies, says IEA

Global crude output will fall to lowest level in four years, energy agency warns in report