The football governing body is learning a tough lesson about sport and money. Talk about an own goal!
A lull in US-Iran fighting boosts diplomatic efforts, though tensions over Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme remain
Predictions for further rate hikes are all over the show after the Reserve Bank’s surprise pause
The US military says it has completed 11 nights of strikes on Iran, as attacks overshadow diplomacy
US and Iran have each asserted that they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire
Fresh Iran-US strikes and Trump’s ceasefire comments have lifted oil prices and revived fears of conflict in the region
A frenzied gold rally in January has long since cooled, but the World Gold Council reckons the precious metal is back at a tipping point
The US and Iran have both signalled that they’re prepared to return to war
The US and Iran remain far apart in reaching a diplomatic solution to the conflict, with the US president called an Iranian proposal ‘a piece of garbage’
China has kept Iran’s economy afloat and used its diplomatic power to push for peace. But it’s also hedging its bets
The US fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce
Democrats accused Hegseth of misleading Americans about the reasons for the Iran conflict, as fuel costs spiral
March CPI rose to 3.1%, within the SARB’s 3% target band, but the Iran conflict’s oil price shock is set to push April inflation sharply higher
The challenge now may not be the short-term disruption to oil supply, but the realisation that the days of cheap oil are over
From dropping bombs to pressuring banks, the US is upping the ante in its war with Iran by choking Tehran economically
Diplomats are trying to arrange new talks between the US and Iran as tensions over Strait of Hormuz rise
Trump says the US military has blockaded Iranian ports to pressure Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to tend the war
The US military has said it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without agreement
Unless the US can bring Israel into line and convince Netanyahu to stop its action in Lebanon, the ceasefire will fall apart
The ‘fragile’ US-Israeli-Iranian ceasefire has been threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz again
