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Mortgage Rates Reach Highest Level in Nearly a Year

Rising long-term Treasury yields tied to renewed Middle East tensions risk keeping mortgage borrowing costs elevated.

Nationwide Cuts Fixed Mortgage Rates Ahead of Bank of England Decision

Ofgem Raises UK Energy Price Cap 13% From July

ECB Raises Rates by 25 Basis Points in First Hike Since 2023

U.S. Strikes in Southern Iran Put Fragile Ceasefire Under Pressure and Lift Oil Prices

Hajj 2026 Continues in Mecca as Extreme Heat Tests Saudi Health and Security Plans

TotalEnergies Extends Voluntary Fuel Price Cap Across Its French Network for June

UAE’s Exit From OPEC Reshapes Oil Power Balance as Cartel Loses Key Spare Capacity

Zardari Orders Inflation Relief Push After Fuel Price Hike

PM Rebukes POS Delays in Japan's Consumption-Tax Debate

Pakistan Declines May LNG Spot Bids, Betting on Qatari Supply Return

Takaichi Rejects Calls to Curb Energy Use

Golden Pass Ships First Cargo To Launch 10th U.S. LNG Export Terminal

UK Borrowing Hits £132bn for 2024–25, Slightly Beating OBR Forecast

France Drills London Embassy Crisis Plan as UK Reports Surge in Hostile-State Threats

BP Flags ‘Exceptional’ Q1 Trading After Iran Conflict Drove Price Swings

Europe’s Jet Fuel Squeeze Intensifies as Hormuz Disruption Sends Prices Soaring

PFL Postpones Saudi PFL MENA 9 Card, Moves Bouts to Later Season Opener

Trump Calls Reports on Iran ‘Ten-Point Plan’ Fake

UBS Trims 2026 S&P 500 Targets as Oil Shock Delays Fed Cuts