Crude oil prices slid to their lowest level in four months on Friday, with US benchmark crude tumbling nearly four percent toward 69 dollars a barrel as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz shipping accelerated sharply. Brent crude followed the same path, dropping to around 72 dollars a barrel, its weakest mark since February…

For the first time in years, a major international survey shows that more Indians trust Russian President Vladimir Putin than US President Donald Trump to handle world affairs responsibly. The finding, buried inside Pew Research Center’s sprawling 2026 global opinion survey, has stunned analysts and reignited debate over whether Trump is no better than Putin…

When the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran on February 28, 2026, few countries faced a more immediate energy reckoning than India. As the world’s third-largest oil importer, New Delhi has spent the months since racing to insulate itself from a crisis playing out thousands of miles away in the Strait of…

After more than four years and 15 rounds of negotiations, India and the United Kingdom have finalized one of the most consequential trade pacts either country has signed in decades. At the heart of the India UK trade deal — formally known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) — is a carefully engineered…

Indian equity markets witnessed a sharp and unexpected stock market crash on Friday, as a disappointing revenue forecast from global IT consulting giant Accenture triggered a broad-based sell-off across the technology sector, wiping out nearly ₹2 trillion in investor wealth within hours of trading. The sell-off arrived on a day that should have otherwise been…

After more than 100 days of war that convulsed global energy markets and reshaped the security map of the Gulf, the United States and Iran have reached a peace deal. President Trump declared it complete in a Sunday Truth Social post, authorizing the “toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz” and the immediate removal…

Crude oil markets found a fragile floor this week after suffering their most severe two-week decline since the conflict began a historic selloff triggered by rapidly advancing US-Iran peace negotiations and growing expectations that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen within days. Brent crude, the international benchmark, plunged over 4% to around $83 per barrel…

Gold surged, then pulled back. Silver climbed, then retreated. In the 48 hours following the landmark US-Iran Agreement announced on June 14, 2026, precious metals delivered a textbook lesson in how geopolitical risk trades work and then unwind. Spot gold rallied 3.6% to an intraday one-week high of approximately $4,351 per ounce on June 15…

On June 14, 2026, Iran’s national football team touched down in Los Angeles for the FIFA World Cup just days after a ceasefire framework between Washington and Tehran began taking hold following four months of open warfare. Outside the terminal, protesters held photographs of Iranian athletes and dissidents they say were persecuted by the regime…