World leaders are scrambling to contain a spiraling Middle East conflict on Thursday after Israel and Iran traded strikes on gas production facilities.

Oil prices jumped as markets react to escalating tensions after Qatar said Iranian missile strikes damaged a key liquefied natural gas export facility.

The ECB, Bank of England and Swiss National Bank are among a slew of central banks set to deliver their rate decisions - as policymakers around the world grapple with the impacts of war in the Middle ...

Iran steps up attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure following an Israeli strike on its South Pars gas field, with Qatar's key ...

Asia-Pacific markets dipped on Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street. Investors in Asia are assessing the Bank of Japan ...

A major escalation in attacks on energy infrastructure during the Iran war has sent oil prices higher and global stocks back ...

Anutin becomes the first Thai premier to be voted back to office in two decades, underlining the upheaval that has dogged ...

The research team at MSCI have flagged a couple of factors when it comes to assessing how war risk is flowing into equity ...

European stocks are expected to slump at the open on Thursday as the Iran war escalates following attacks on Iranian and Qatari energy infrastructure.

The Iran war has caused turmoil to cargo routes through the Middle East, as shipping and airports have been targeted.

The war in Iran has upset the economic equilibrium Europe threatening energy supplies, growth and the outlook for consumer prices, upsetting economic forecasts.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters "A significant policy shift is not something that is happening right now." ...