Reuters

Reuters

The news and media division of Thomson Reuters is one of the world's largest international multimedia news providers

YouTube
Twitter
Facebook

Reuters

Oil jumps about 9% as Iran says Strait of Hormuz to remain closed

Brent futures extended gains to climb up $8.05, or 8.8 per cent to $100.03 at 10:25 a.m. ET or 1425 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude climbed $8, or 9.2 per cent to $95.25

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 10:14 PM IST

US eyes Hormuz tanker escorts by April as Trump downplays oil spike

Asked if escorts could be provided by the end of the month, Wright said: "I think that, yes, I think that is quite likely the case."

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 10:13 PM IST

Oil unlikely to hit $200 a barrel despite war shock: US Energy Secy

Oil prices jumped more than 9 per cent to nearly $100 a barrel

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 10:13 PM IST

Jittery bond traders constrain RBI's liquidity management options

The weighted average call rate (WACR) has stayed around 5.07 per cent , since the start of February, even while the policy repo rate remains at 5.25 per cent

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 5:53 PM IST

DHL Express Europe presses ahead with West Asia investments despite war

The Deutsche Post DHL group has announced more than 500 million euros ($577 million) in investment in the Middle East through 2030, especially in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 4:38 PM IST

Oil reserve release had 'strong impact' on energy markets: IEA head

IEA's record 400-million-barrel reserve release aims to stabilise global oil markets after the Strait of Hormuz closure triggered one of the biggest energy shocks in decades

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 4:28 PM IST

How persistently high oil prices could impact India's vulnerable economy

The most immediate impact would be on India's current account deficit. This concern has pushed the rupee to a record low and forced the central bank to sell dollars from its reserves

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 1:26 PM IST

China orders immediate ban on fuel exports to prevent domestic shortage

The halt applies to cargoes that had yet to clear customs as of March 11 and goes beyond last week's move by Beijing urging refiners not to agree to new exports

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 11:37 AM IST

Luxury housing boom to lift India home prices through 2028: Poll

Most analysts classify premium housing as homes priced above 10 million rupees, ‌nearly 40 times India's average national per capita income

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 11:00 AM IST

Meta lays out roadmap for in-house AI chips to power expanding data centers

The new chips are part of the company's Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA) program and the first of the new chips, called the MTIA 300 is in use

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 10:24 AM IST

India ready to support oil markets after IEA agrees for record release

IEA's release is aimed at preventing a further rise in oil prices and is more than double the ​182 million barrels released in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 7:57 AM IST

Asian shares fall, oil prices surge again as Iran hits tankers near Hormuz

Iran had earlier stepped up attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz, telling the world to get ready for oil at $200 a barrel

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 7:35 AM IST

US opens new unfair-trade probes to rebuild Trump's tariff pressure

USTR Jamieson Greer said that Section 301 ​unfair trade practices probe could lead to new tariffs imposed against China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea and Mexico by ​this summer

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 7:25 AM IST

Iran govt not at risk of imminent collapse despite ongoing war: US intel

US intelligence reports indicate that the IRGC and the interim leaders who assumed power after Khamenei's death retain control of the country

Updated On: 12 Mar 2026 | 6:39 AM IST

Standard Chartered evacuates staff from offices in Dubai: Report

British bank Standard Chartered has a large presence in the United Arab Emirates, with Dubai now a large financial hub for leading international banks including JPMorgan and HSBC

Updated On: 11 Mar 2026 | 10:24 PM IST

Iran warns oil could hit $200 a barrel amid threat of continuous strikes

"We won't allow even one litre of oil to reach the US, Zionists (Israel) and their partners. Any vessel or tanker bound to them will be a legitimate target," Ebrahim Zolfaqari said

Updated On: 11 Mar 2026 | 10:13 PM IST

Oil prices rise as supply fears linger despite IEA reserve release plan

Brent futures traded up $3.31, or 3.8%, at $91.11 a barrel by 1159 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) traded $3.13 higher, also 3.8%, at $86.58 a barrel

Updated On: 11 Mar 2026 | 8:32 PM IST

Phuket airport closes runway after Air India Express plane malfunction

Authorities suspended flight operations at Phuket airport following the incident since the aircraft is stuck on the runway

Updated On: 11 Mar 2026 | 8:14 PM IST

Foreign hacker breached FBI server with Epstein probe files in 2023: Report

The details of who accessed a server at the FBI's New York Field Office, including the allegation that a foreign hacker was involved, are being reported here for the first time

Updated On: 11 Mar 2026 | 6:17 PM IST

Timeline: How India-China ties moved from border clash to investment thaw

In February 2026, India began easing its restrictions on buying Chinese equipment

Updated On: 11 Mar 2026 | 1:13 PM IST