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Stock markets in the United Kingdom and the United States rebounded on Wednesday, while several Asian markets continued to slide, as investors reacted to ongoing volatility in oil and gas prices driven by fears that the escalating conflict involving Iran, the US, and Israel could become prolonged.     The FTSE 100, which tracks the largest companies listed in London, posted gains alongside major American and European indexes after two consecutive days of declines. In contrast

Crude oil prices jumped in early trading on Monday as markets reacted to intensifying tensions in the Middle East and the potential disruption to global energy supplies.   Investors weighed the economic consequences of coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran, followed by swift retaliatory actions from Tehran that targeted assets across several countries in the region.   At the start of trading, the price of US benchmark crude briefly spiked by around 8% before easing sligh

The international financial sector has been shaken once again by revelations tied to the $4.3 billion settlement that was originally intended to transform how Binance manages high-risk financial activity.   New reporting published in February 2026 indicates that more than $1 billion in funds associated with Iranian actors allegedly flowed through the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange between early 2024 and late 2025. The situation underscores a growing conflict between

European Union foreign ministers reached a landmark agreement on January 29, 2026, to formally designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, while simultaneously imposing immediate sanctions on 21 individuals and entities linked to Iran’s security apparatus. The decision includes the freezing of all assets held within the bloc’s 27 member states by Iran’s Minister of the Interior, the Prosecutor General and the Chief of Police. European official