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Bond Rally Fades as Iran Says Ceasefire Violated

08. April 2026 um 01:08
Treasuries wiped out an early rally after an Iranian official said the ceasefire deal with the US had been violated.

The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. The US government plans to borrow $100 billion in a single Treasury debt sale this week, an unprecedented figure that showcases both the magnitude of its borrowing needs and its ability to attract investors. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

US Bonds Fall as Strong Jobs Data Undermines Fed Cut Outlook

03. April 2026 um 13:47
Bond traders ended the week betting that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady this year, on signs of a stabilizing US labor market and uncertainty about the economic impact of war in the Middle East.

Workers at a cafe in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release gross domestic product (GDP) figures on March 13.
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  • China has been preparing for a global energy crisis for years. It is paying off now
    As other Asian economies race to conserve energy, China has huge reserves of oil and gas as well as alternative energy sources like wind and solarMiddle East crisis – live updatesXi Jinping has been preparing for a crisis like this for years. China must secure its energy supply “in its own hands”, its president was reported to have said during a visit to one of its vast oilfields in 2021.The US-Israel war on Iran plunged the Middle East into a deep conflict, with the strait of Hormuz – one of th
     

China has been preparing for a global energy crisis for years. It is paying off now

20. März 2026 um 01:14

As other Asian economies race to conserve energy, China has huge reserves of oil and gas as well as alternative energy sources like wind and solar

Xi Jinping has been preparing for a crisis like this for years. China must secure its energy supply “in its own hands”, its president was reported to have said during a visit to one of its vast oilfields in 2021.

The US-Israel war on Iran plunged the Middle East into a deep conflict, with the strait of Hormuz – one of the most important waterways in global trade – all but closed and key energy facilities across the region under attack.

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© Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

© Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

Bond Traders No Longer Price In Any Chance of Fed Cut in 2026

19. März 2026 um 12:33
Bond traders are no longer pricing in any chance that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year after the Bank of England stoked concern that global central banks may need to act soon against inflation.

A television station broadcasts Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 18.

Bond Traders No Longer Price In Any Chance of Fed Cut in 2026

19. März 2026 um 12:33
Treasuries sank and traders no longer priced in any chance of an interest-rate cut the US this year after the Bank of England said it would be ready to act against inflation.

A television station broadcasts Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 18.
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  • How Flightradar24 became the go-to platform for the world to watch global aviation crises unfold
    The Swedish flight tracking tool, spun out of a price comparison portal, is tracking the travel chaos sparked by the US-Israel war on Iran in real timeMikael Robertsson and Olov Lindberg did not set out to build one of the pre-eminent monitors of global airspace. In a bid to draw more eyes to their Swedish flight price comparison portal, the entrepreneurs added a page charting air traffic.That page became Flightradar24, the portal that people around the world now turn to when there is chaos – an
     

How Flightradar24 became the go-to platform for the world to watch global aviation crises unfold

06. März 2026 um 01:41

The Swedish flight tracking tool, spun out of a price comparison portal, is tracking the travel chaos sparked by the US-Israel war on Iran in real time

Mikael Robertsson and Olov Lindberg did not set out to build one of the pre-eminent monitors of global airspace. In a bid to draw more eyes to their Swedish flight price comparison portal, the entrepreneurs added a page charting air traffic.

That page became Flightradar24, the portal that people around the world now turn to when there is chaos – and drama – in the skies.

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© Illustration: Flightradar24

© Illustration: Flightradar24

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  • Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas
    The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these ‘sentinels of climate change’ are being forced into unknown territoryWhen Bulwal Bilima (BB for short) first arrived at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, she, or possibly he, was lethargic, badly constipated and dehydrated. Named “strong turtle” in the Aboriginal Dhurga language of the Yuin people on whose land it was found, the tiny 110g loggerhead hatchling, no bigger than a bar of soap, had a fight on its hands.The baby turtle was foun
     

Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas

05. März 2026 um 05:00

The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these ‘sentinels of climate change’ are being forced into unknown territory

When Bulwal Bilima (BB for short) first arrived at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, she, or possibly he, was lethargic, badly constipated and dehydrated. Named “strong turtle” in the Aboriginal Dhurga language of the Yuin people on whose land it was found, the tiny 110g loggerhead hatchling, no bigger than a bar of soap, had a fight on its hands.

The baby turtle was found stranded in New South Wales’s Booderee national park last April, much further south than the usual hatching grounds. After days of feeding on squid, sardines and marine vitamins, BB, whose sex cannot be determined until it is fully mature, revived.

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© Photograph: Taronga Zoo PR/Taronga zoo

© Photograph: Taronga Zoo PR/Taronga zoo

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  • Thousands of flights cancelled as world faces worst travel chaos since Covid crisis
    Hundreds of thousands of passengers remain stranded, with key air hubs in Middle East closed amid fallout from US-Israeli strikes on IranUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesBusiness live – latest updatesThousands more flights were cancelled on Monday as the turmoil in global air travel caused by the US-Israel war on Iran continued, with hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.Gulf airports and airlines have suspended normal operations until at least 10.00 GMT on Tuesday. However, a limited
     

Thousands of flights cancelled as world faces worst travel chaos since Covid crisis

Hundreds of thousands of passengers remain stranded, with key air hubs in Middle East closed amid fallout from US-Israeli strikes on Iran

Thousands more flights were cancelled on Monday as the turmoil in global air travel caused by the US-Israel war on Iran continued, with hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.

Gulf airports and airlines have suspended normal operations until at least 10.00 GMT on Tuesday. However, a limited number of special services were due to depart from the UAE on Monday evening.

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© Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

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  • Oil prices rise as Iran war threatens shipping through strait of Hormuz
    Brent crude jumped by 13% during early trading and stock markets came under pressure as US-Israeli strikes on Iran raised fears of disruptionOil prices rose and stock markets came under pressure on Monday after intense US-Israeli strikes on Iran prompted fears of significant global economic disruption.Brent crude jumped by as much as 13% during early trading – to hit $82 per barrel, a 14-month high – as the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz, one of the most important arteries for global
     

Oil prices rise as Iran war threatens shipping through strait of Hormuz

Brent crude jumped by 13% during early trading and stock markets came under pressure as US-Israeli strikes on Iran raised fears of disruption

Oil prices rose and stock markets came under pressure on Monday after intense US-Israeli strikes on Iran prompted fears of significant global economic disruption.

Brent crude jumped by as much as 13% during early trading – to hit $82 per barrel, a 14-month high – as the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz, one of the most important arteries for global trade, intensified concerns over oil supplies.

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