#BREAKING Germany’s annual inflation confirmed at 2.7% in March, highest since January 2024, as motor fuel, heating oil prices jump amid armed conflict in Middle East
Benchmark TTF natural gas futures rise over 2.5% to $54 per megawatt-hour again after initially falling 20% with US-Iran ceasefire announcement09 April 2026
World’s 500 richest people added combined $265 billion in 1 day as stocks rallied on hopes US-Iran ceasefire would hold, marking 2nd-biggest daily gain on record, according to Bloomberg09 April 2026
Joint statement says war-driven spikes in energy, fertilizer, transport costs to raise food prices and deepen insecurity, hitting vulnerable import-dependent economies hardest09 April 2026
2-week ceasefire calms markets for now but backlog of ships in Strait of Hormuz continue to bottleneck global supply chains, while shipping industry moves to security-focused model, leading to massive freight, insurance costs, expert says
2-week ceasefire calms markets for now but backlog of ships in Strait of Hormuz continue to bottleneck global supply chains, while shipping industry moves to security-focused model, leading to massive freight, insurance costs, expert says
