Infrastructure Threats, Sliding Markets, and Gold's Worst Week in Forty Years
Headline news for March 23, 2026: The US and Iran threaten each other's civilian infrastructure. Asian markets slide. Gold posts its worst week since 1983. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to ...
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Energy Strikes, Arms Sales, and Central Banks on Alert
Headline news for March 20, 2026: Trump orders Israel to halt strikes on Iranian energy sites as tit-for-tat attacks on Gulf infrastructure send oil toward $119. G7 central banks warn they are ready t...
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Oil at $107, a Hawkish Fed, and a War That's Widening
Headline news for March 19, 2026: Israel strikes Iran's South Pars gas field, triggering retaliatory attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure. Oil surges past $107. The Fed holds rates steady amid rising...
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Tehran Loses Its Strongman as Trump Turns on NATO
Headline news for March 18, 2026: Iran confirms the killing of security chief Ali Larijani as its new supreme leader rejects peace overtures. Trump clashes with NATO over the Strait of Hormuz. Oil pul...
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Hormuz Standoff, AI Rally and Singapore's Export Slowdown
Headline news for March 17, 2026: War in the Gulf reshapes global energy as allies rebuff Trump's call for warships. AI drives Wall Street higher amid Meta layoffs. Singapore exports slow as regional ...
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War, Oil and the Waterway the World Depends On
Headline news for March 16, 2026: The US-Israeli war on Iran, now in its third week, has largely choked the Strait of Hormuz, rattling global energy markets and prompting Trump to rally allies to help...
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Middle East Conflict Deepens as Oil Surges Past $100
Headline news for March 13, 2026: Nearly two weeks into the Middle East conflict, Iran vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, oil climbs above $100, markets wobble and Singapore thanks regional par...
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US Trade Probe and Iran Tensions Add to Global Market Uncertainty
Headline news for March 12, 2026: The US opens a trade probe into major partners as tensions with Iran tighten energy markets, lifting oil prices, unsettling equities and adding fresh uncertainty for ...
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