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War-Driven Energy Shock Recasts 2026 Rate Outlook at Fed and ECB

Markets now expect rates to stay high longer given war-driven energy costs.

U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to 6.3%, Ending Three-Week Slide

Spirit Airlines Halts Operations and Cancels All Flights

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Set New Records as Apple-Fueled Rally Rolls On

Fed Holds Rates as Iran Shock Lifts Inflation Risk, Rare Dissents Expose Split

Tokyo Inflation Cools Again, Easing Near-Term Pressure on the BOJ

UK Toughens Energy Windfall Taxes After BP Profit Surge

Justice Department Closes Powell Probe, Opening Path for Warsh at the Fed

Trump Weighs Buying Spirit as $500 Million Rescue Talks Advance

India Rules Out Fuel Price Hike as State Retailers Absorb Heavy Losses

Fuel Shock Pushes UK Inflation to 3.3% as Japan’s Core Prices Reach 1.8%

EVs Lift Europe’s Q1 Car Market as Share Reaches One-Fifth

Equifax Posts Record Q1 on Mortgage Rebound, Holds 2026 Outlook

IMF Cuts Global Outlook as Gulf War Fuels Energy Shock and Rate-Hike Fears

Pakistan Slashes Pump Prices as India Raises Diesel and Jet Fuel Export Duties

American Joins Bag-Fee Hikes With Extra Costs for Basic Economy

EV Sales Surge Across Regions With Fresh Highs in India, Australia, the UK and Germany

Storm Alerts Sweep Argentina and Mexico as Tucumán Floods Leave Fatalities

Pakistan Partly Rolls Back Record Fuel Hike

ANP Probes Petrobras Cooking Gas Auction After Price Spike