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Russia earns $9 billion a month in oil windfall from the Iran war

One month into the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, Russia has emerged as one of the conflict's primary economic beneficiaries, collecting billions of dollars not only from surging oil prices but across a broad range of commodities including aluminum, fertilizers, and liquefied natural gas. The......

Oil falls toward $100 as Trump claims Iran requested a ceasefire

Oil markets endured another turbulent session on Wednesday as traders struggled to reconcile Donald Trump's signals of an imminent end to the U.S.-Iran war with the reality of continued fighting and a largely closed Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, which had opened higher during Asian trading, reversed......

Iran war energy shock puts $800 billion in Asian data center funding at risk

The energy crisis triggered by the war in Iran is reshaping how banks assess risk across hundreds of billions of dollars in planned data center investments throughout Asia, as rising electricity costs and supply uncertainty force lenders to treat power not as an operating expense but as a fundamental......

Iran war accelerates EV adoption as electric vehicles hit a third of New Zealand car sales

The war in Iran has achieved what years of climate policy struggled to accomplish: pushing consumers worldwide toward electric vehicles at a remarkable pace. With crude oil prices topping $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022, new data from New Zealand and the United Kingdom point to a sharp......

BYD sales fall for seventh straight month, down 20.5% in March

BYD, the world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, reported sales of 300,222 vehicles in March, a 20.5% year-on-year decline according to Reuters calculations, extending its losing streak to seven consecutive months. New energy vehicle production fell 33% compared to the same month a year earlier. The......

Iran war disrupts global sugar trade as Brazil's new cane season shifts toward ethanol

The war in Iran has sent shockwaves through an unexpected corner of global commodity markets: sugar. Since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz in early March, world sugar markets have swung from multi-year lows to five-month highs, as the conflict pressures a key refining corridor and drives......

European solar power saved over €3 billion in fossil fuel costs during Iran war price surge

A new analysis has found that solar generation across Europe saved the continent more than €3 billion in fossil fuel import costs during March, as the war in Iran drove sharp increases in oil and gas prices and revived fears of an energy crisis across the bloc. The findings underscore how rapidly......

Gazprom warns EU gas storage levels are dangerously low at 28%

Gazprom chief executive Alexey Miller described natural gas reserves in European Union storage facilities as dangerously low on Monday, warning that stocks may not even reach 70% of capacity before the next winter withdrawal season begins. Citing Gas Infrastructure Europe data as of March 28, Gazprom......

South Korea posts record $86 billion in exports as global factories stockpile ahead of supply disruptions

South Korean exports reached a record $86.13 billion in March as eurozone manufacturing activity hit a 45-month high, with companies worldwide rushing to build up material stockpiles in response to supply chain disruptions caused by the conflict in the Middle East. South Korea's Ministry of Trade,......