unclassified Oil climbs over 2% on Wednesday Aya Anwar Jul 8, 2026 0 Oil prices rose more than 2 per cent on Wednesday after the United States launched airstrikes against Iran and…
Commodities Oil prices fall more than 4% on Monday Aya Anwar Jun 15, 2026 0 Oil prices fell more than 4 per cent on Monday to their lowest levels since March after US President Donald Trump…
Commodities Oil prices extend losses on Wednesday Aya Anwar Apr 15, 2026 0 Oil prices extended losses for a second day on Wednesday as expectations of renewed US–Iran peace talks eased…
Commodities Oil prices fall about 1% on Monday Aya Anwar Feb 23, 2026 0 Oil prices fell about 1 per cent on Monday as the United States and Iran prepared for a third round of nuclear…
Commodities Oil to end 2025 with sharp losses Aya Anwar Dec 31, 2025 0 Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday but were set to post losses of more than 15 per cent in 2025, as global…
Commodities Oil prices edge higher on Monday Aya Anwar Dec 15, 2025 0 Oil prices edged higher on Monday, supported by concerns over potential supply disruptions linked to escalating…
Commodities Oil prices edge higher on Wednesday Aya Anwar Nov 26, 2025 0 Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday after hitting a one-month low, with Brent crude rising to $62.75 and US West…
Commodities Oil price hold near lows on Monday Aya Anwar Nov 24, 2025 0 Oil prices were little changed on Monday after last week’s roughly 3 per cent drop, as investors weighed a…
Commodities Oil prices edge higher on Thursday Aya Anwar Nov 20, 2025 0 Oil prices inched up on Thursday as a larger-than-expected draw in US crude inventories countered speculation that…
Commodities Oil prices rise on Monday Aya Anwar Nov 3, 2025 0 Oil prices inched higher on Monday after OPEC+ decided to pause planned production hikes in the first quarter of…
Commodities Oil prices drop on Wednesday Aya Anwar Oct 29, 2025 0 Oil prices extended losses for a fourth straight session on Wednesday as investors weighed doubts over the impact…
Commodities Oil prices climb on Monday Aya Anwar Oct 27, 2025 0 Oil prices climbed on Monday as the United States and China outlined a trade-deal framework, easing fears of an…
Featured EU passes 19th sanctions package, cracks down on Russia’s oil fleet Aya Anwar Oct 23, 2025 0 The European Commission on Thursday announced the European Union’s 19th package of sanctions against Russia, in one…
World Asian stocks fall on Thursday Aya Anwar Oct 23, 2025 0 Asian shares fell for a second straight day on Thursday as weak earnings from US tech giants deepened Wall Street’s…
Commodities Oil prices rise on Thursday Aya Anwar Oct 16, 2025 0 Oil prices rose around 1 per cent on Thursday. Brent crude futures gained 54 cents, or 0.87 per cent, to $62.45 a…
Banks EU to suspend Israel trade concessions, halt 2025–2027 allocations Aya Anwar Sep 18, 2025 0 The European Commission has proposed on Wednesday suspending certain trade-related provisions of the Association…
Banks Syria eyes 1st US bank transaction within weeks Aya Anwar Jun 19, 2025 0 Syria expects to complete its first financial transaction with a US bank within weeks, Central Bank Governor…
Featured EU-Russia trade collapses amid sanctions push Aya El Sayed Jun 11, 2025 0 Germany's imports of goods from Russia dropped by 95 per cent between 2021 and 2024, while exports to Russia fell…
Featured Oil steady as Canadian wildfires offset OPEC+ supply rise Nada Ali Jun 4, 2025 0 Oil prices held steady on Wednesday as supply disruptions in Canada due to wildfires helped offset pressure from…
Energy EU readies new Russia sanctions with US coordination Aya El Sayed Jun 2, 2025 0 The European Union is preparing its 18th package of "hard-biting" sanctions targeting Russia, aiming to tighten…
Featured EU fines Apple, Meta in 1st big tech crackdown Aya El Sayed Apr 23, 2025 0 The European Union (EU) fined Apple €500 million ($570 million) and Meta €200 million on Wednesday, marking the…
Featured US sanctions Yemen’s International Bank of Yemen for backing Iran-aligned Houthis Yomna Yasser Apr 17, 2025 0 The US Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned the International Bank of Yemen (IBY) and three of its top…
Energy Oil prices rise as weaker dollar offsets growth concerns Aya El Sayed Mar 12, 2025 0 Oil prices rose on Wednesday, supported by a weaker US dollar, though gains were limited by fears of a US economic…
Money Russian Central Bank not involved in sanctions talks – Nabiullina Aya El Sayed Feb 20, 2025 0 Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Thursday that the bank is not involved in discussions on…
Featured EU economic losses from sanctions on Russia mount – diplomat Aya El Sayed Jan 13, 2025 0 The European Union (EU) faced significant economic setbacks due to its sanctions on Russia, with losses escalating…
Featured Russia-Thailand trade hits $2b by year-end Aya El Sayed Dec 31, 2024 0 Russia and Thailand are set to conclude 2024 with a trade turnover of around $2 billion, Russian Ambassador in…
Featured Oil prices edge lower ahead of OPEC meeting Aya El Sayed Nov 28, 2024 0 Oil prices declined on Thursday following an unexpected rise in US gasoline inventories, with Brent crude down 0.27…
Featured Rouble plummets over 24% since August, hits record lows Aya El Sayed Nov 27, 2024 0 The Russian rouble continued its downward trend on Wednesday, weakening against both the US dollar and China's…
Featured EU to propose sanctions on Chinese firms for aiding Russia Aya El Sayed Nov 26, 2024 0 The European Union (EU) plans to sanction several Chinese firms accused of helping Russia develop attack drones…
Featured Oil prices edge higher in early trade amid ceasefire hopes Aya El Sayed Nov 26, 2024 0 Oil prices rose slightly in early trade on Tuesday after a sharp drop in the previous session, as investors…
Energy UK intensifies energy sanctions, adds 30 Russian tankers to list Aya El Sayed Nov 25, 2024 0 The UK government intensified its sanctions on Russia’s energy industry on Monday, blacklisting 30 tankers and two…
Featured Russia’s economy grows, defies sanctions – PM Aya El Sayed Nov 14, 2024 0 Russia's GDP grew by 4.2 per cent in the first nine months of 2024, despite ongoing sanctions, according to Prime…
Featured Turkish banks shift Russia-related transactions to local bank Aya El Sayed Sep 19, 2024 0 Almost all Turkish banks are withdrawing from handling transactions related to Russia and Belarus, opting to…
Featured Russian broker successfully offloads $87m in frozen assets Aya El Sayed Aug 13, 2024 0 The Russian broker managing an asset swap scheme to release frozen funds for investors reported on Tuesday that it…
Featured S. Korea’s Woori Bank under fire for $45m in improper loans Aya El Sayed Aug 11, 2024 0 South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has revealed that Woori Bank, a unit of Woori Financial Group…
Featured EU sanctions against Russia renewed for 6-m period Aya El Sayed Jul 22, 2024 0 The Council of the EU renewed its restrictive measures against Russia for an additional six months, now valid until…
Featured EU sanctions won’t stop Russian LNG sales – Deputy Premier Aya El Sayed Jul 17, 2024 0 Despite Europe’s latest sanctions, Russia can still sell its liquefied natural gas (LNG) to other consumers,…
Featured Russia’s FATF blacklist inclusion still under review Aya El Sayed Jul 16, 2024 0 The inclusion of Russia on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) blacklist is still under discussion, according…
Featured Russia’s central bank chief pushes for open economy Aya El Sayed Jun 6, 2024 0 Russia's Central Bank Governor, Elvira Nabiullina, urged Russia to maintain an "open economy," despite the…
Money Expobank completes sale of HSBC’s Russian operations Aya El Sayed May 29, 2024 0 HSBC has finalised the sale of its Russian unit to Expobank, ending two years of negotiations, Reuters reported on…