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From toilet paper to travel: why inflation could soon hit Hongkongers hard
With various Hong Kong industries battered by the world’s highest petrol and diesel prices, economists and business leaders predict the oil crisis caused by the Middle East war will trigger a wave of imported inflation, driving up the cost of items ranging from toilet paper and laundry services to asphalt. Analysts have warned that the adverse impact on inflation will be more immediate than the effect on economic growth, with some saying the repercussions will emerge in the third and fourth...
Singapore May Tighten Monetary Policy as Oil Shock Lifts Prices
Singapore’s central bank is poised to tighten policy on Tuesday as the Iran war drives up import costs and threatens to push inflation beyond current projections, potentially becoming one of the first in Asia to adjust settings following the Middle East conflict.
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Want a job at a massive corporate company? Be nice to your taxi driver...Do YOU have a story? Email william.g.hallowell@dailymail.co.ukGet your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE By WILL HALLOWELL, NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:28, 13 April 2026 | Updated: 01:28, 13 April 2026 e-mail View comments
How is food reaching you despite regional tensions? DP World CEO explains
Dubai: Keeping supermarket shelves stocked has become a logistics exercise playing out across ports, highways and international corridors, with operators reworking supply chains to ensure food and essential goods continue to reach the UAE without disruption.Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.At the centre of that effort is DP World, which has been prioritising critical cargo from the outset, working closely with government entities, traders and manufacturers to keep im...
Japan to welcome 30 Nato envoys as Trump rattles US allies
Japan and Nato are drawing closer together, with 30 representatives from the transatlantic security alliance’s member states set to visit Tokyo this month amid mounting concern over Washington’s reliability as a security partner. The Nato envoys will reportedly hold talks on China’s expanding regional influence, Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and the implications of a more volatile global security order, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. “A delegation of this size underlines just...
Shipping minister calls for transparency in port operations
Union minister for shipping Sarbananda Sonowal has asked the country’s marine regulator to ensure transparency in port operations and clamp down on any “profiteering” by handlers and agencies so that vessels don’t face undue charges in the wake of the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis
تانکر ترکرز: ایران ۲۱ میلیون بشکه نفت را در ذخایر شناور در خلیج عمان نگهداری میکند
سمیر مدنی، از بنیانگذاران تانکر ترکرز، به آسوشیتدپرس گفت جمهوری اسلامی ۲۱ میلیون بشکه نفت را در ذخایر شناور خلیج عمان نگه داشته است. به گفته او، ۱۰ ابرنفتکش و یک سوئزمکس شناسایی شدهاند و تهران میتواند از این ذخایر برای تنظیم صادرات استفاده کند.
Oil jumps above $100 after US-Iran talks end without a deal
Oil jumps above $100 after US-Iran talks end without a deal12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesOil prices jumped above $100 a barrel as energy markets reopened on Monday in Asia after talks between the US and Iran ended without a new deal and Donald Trump said he would blockade Iranian ports.Global benchmark Brent crude is up by 8.5% at $102.37 (£77.15), while West Texas Intermediate is 9% higher at $105.34.The failure of negotiations at the w...
اوربان، نماد محافظهکاران مجارستان، از اپوزیسیون شکست خورد
ویکتور اوربان، رهبر ملیگرای مجارستان، پس از ۱۶ سال حضور در قدرت در انتخابات سراسری شکست خورد؛ نتیجهای که میتواند معادلات اتحادیه اروپا، روابط با روسیه و حتی سیاست آمریکا در قبال اروپا را تحت تاثیر قرار دهد.
Oil prices jump, WTI skyrockets to $104 amid heightened Mideast tensions
Oil prices jumped in early trading Monday, with US and global benchmarks climbing sharply amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and investor concern over potential supply disruptions through key shipping lanes.As of 7:19 a.m. (Asia time) on April 13, West Texas Intermediate crude traded at $104.8 a barrel, up $8.24 or 8.53% in the last 10 minutes. Brent crude, the international benchmark, stood at $102.7, up $7.54 or 7.92%. Murban crude slipped 1.47% to $98.16. Natural gas rose 2.15% to $2...
Saudi Arabia restores East-West pipeline capacity after attacks
Saudi Arabia has restored the East-West pipeline and other affected energy facilities following the recent attacks, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Energy confirmed on Sunday. In an official statement, the ministry said that swift recovery operations — launched after the April 9 incidents — have significantly strengthened supply reliability. It noted that the Saudi Arabia energy sector had suffered a loss of approximately 700,000 barrels per day in pumping capacity along the East-West pipeline....
Drug firms will have to pay higher charges to fund our medicines watchdog, with one very worrying result - and no surprise who is going to end up footing the bill
Drug firms will have to pay higher charges to fund our medicines watchdog, with one very worrying result - and no surprise who is going to end up footing the billBy MUIRIS Ó CEARBHAILL Published: 00:21, 13 April 2026 | Updated: 00:21, 13 April 2026 e-mail
Canadian company excited for their debut at Hainan Expo 2026
The China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) returns for its sixth edition from April 13 to 18, reinforcing its role as one of China’s premier platforms for global consumer trade. Held in Hainan, the expo will feature more than 3,400 brands from over 60 countries, highlighting everything from luxury goods to everyday consumer products and cutting-edge innovations. This year, Canada takes center stage as the Guest of Honor, with Minister Maninder Sidhu leading a delegation of roughly 40...
How dangerous trucking schemes are putting Americans at risk
60 Minutes - Newsmakers The trucking companies evading federal safety enforcement and plaguing U.S. highways .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-60-minutes.jpg'); } By Bill Whitaker, Bill Whitaker 60 Minutes Correspondent Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. Read Full Bio Bill Whitaker, Ashley Velie, Ash...
Trucking fleets shed old identities in scheme to evade federal enforcement | 60 Minutes
In a scheme plaguing roadways, some commercial trucking networks are racking up safety violations and evading federal enforcement by dissolving bad records and operating under new names.
Striving middle-class households to be left poorer by Iran war this year but large families on handouts set to be richer thanks to Labour's benefits spending splurge, report finds
Striving middle-class households to be left poorer by Iran war this year but large families on handouts set to be richer thanks to Labour’s benefits spending splurge, report findsBy DAVID CHURCHILL, JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS AND CLAIRE ELLICOTT Published: 00:01, 13 April 2026 | Updated: 00:01, 13 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Thousands of unpaid carers to face DWP repayment demands during overhaul
Ministers admit carer’s allowance penalties will continue while review of more than 200,000 cases is carried outThousands of unpaid carers will continue to be hit with hefty and potentially unfair benefit repayment demands, it has emerged, as a government initiative gets under way to fix welfare injustices that have drawn comparison to the Post Office scandal.Ministers will on Monday launch an audit of more than 200,000 historical carer’s allowance benefit cases, with an estimated 25,000 carers...
Rise of the 'unretirees': One pensioner in six is now heading back to the workplace
Rise of the 'unretirees': One pensioner in six is now heading back to the workplaceGet your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE By ELEANOR MANN Published: 23:57, 12 April 2026 | Updated: 00:01, 13 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Proportion of homes being ‘flipped’ is lowest in more than a decade – report
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Some older people having to ‘unretire’ due to financial pressures, survey finds
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