10+ hour, 42+ min ago   (99+ words) Iran and Gulf states have delayed talks in Oman that were set to address shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Walter Bloomberg reported on September 13, citing Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, that the meeting originally scheduled for September 14 had been…...

12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (197+ words) U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said markets should be cautious about expectations that **Strait of Hormuz talks** with Iran will be concluded quickly. Wright said about **10 million barrels** of **crude oil** a day are being supplied through alternative shipping routes, leaving…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (439+ words) "Donald Trump’s power will not suddenly evaporate after the midterm elections," Hyunjung Jeh, a senior fellow at the Korea Economic Institute of America, said at the seminar. South Korea should prepare for a Trump presidency that could use tariffs and…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (232+ words) Geopolitical instability in the Middle East is pushing up global oil and commodity prices, bringing the possibility of another Federal Reserve rate increase back into focus, according to a report from IBK Investment & Securities. In a Sept. 11 report, IBK Investment…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (274+ words) Iran has repeatedly launched missile attacks directly at US warships, including a US aircraft carrier, sharply raising the risk of an expanded US-Iran war. The strategy appears aimed at breaking the stalemate by increasing Washington’s military costs in the Strait…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (134+ words) Iran has reportedly resumed **ballistic missile production** using stockpiled **parts** at underground military facilities. It said Iran is restoring its **missile production capacity** with remaining **parts and equipment** even after attacks by the U.S. and Israel. **Parts and production infrastructure** stored…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (171+ words) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said it destroyed a U.S. **unmanned surface vessel** at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guard said the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and under Iran’s **control**, and warned that hostile vessels…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (192+ words) Economist **Peter Schiff** criticized President Trump for allegedly promising **$5,000 per person** to American adults if Republicans win the midterm elections. Schiff said Trump's **cash-payment pledge** was an attempt to win voters' support. He said Trump's plan to give **$5,000** to every…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (398+ words) Global commodity markets have entered what would be the sixth “super rally” since World War II, with prices for oil, metals and grains climbing to their highest levels in 18 years. The FTSE/CRB Commodity Index, a broad gauge of raw-material…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (278+ words) President Donald Trump said he would give every adult in the US $5,000 if Republicans win the November midterm elections. But the proposal appears unlikely to be implemented because of questions about its legal basis. Trump made the pledge in a…...