Oct 3 (Reuters) - Rising tensions in the Middle East add new uncertainties for the global economy even as policymakers start to congratulate themselves on having steered it out of a bout of high ...

The escalating conflict in the Middle East on 7 October and since has created widespread death and destruction. Many thousands of children are now reported dead, hundreds of hostages are still in ...

In January 2021, Team Biden anticipated a quick agreement with Iran that would put Middle East tensions on ice while the U.S. focused on countering China’s rising power in the Indo-Pacific.

Rising tensions in the Middle East add new uncertainties for the global economy even as policymakers start to congratulate themselves on having steered it out of a bout of high inflation without ...

The Middle East, a region scarred by decades of conflict, is once again teetering on the brink of catastrophe. As Gaza crumbles under Israeli bombardment and Iran faces escalating threats, US ...

After Hamas' incursion into Israel on Oct. 7 jolted world markets, an oil surge has reversed, global stocks are now broadly flat and bets on a humanitarian crisis spiraling into a wider regional ...

Global Economy; Middle East conflict: ... the White House may still be urging Israel to “calibrate its response and to not hit back so hard that Iran feels compelled to up the ante again”.

The Middle East is becoming a wild card for the global economy. Rising oil prices could push up inflation, hindering central banks’ efforts to bring down prices.

Renewed conflict in the Middle East has stalled urea production in Iran, sending ripples through global fertilizer markets and adding to existing uncertainty around Russian and Chinese supplies ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran launched missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar on Monday, threatening to stoke a wider conflict in the Middle East, a region that supplies the world with about a third ...

What an Escalating Middle East Conflict Could Mean for the Global Economy The biggest risk is a sustained increase in oil prices. Listen to this article · 11:11 min Learn more ...