OPEN CHRONICLE | WORLD ECONOMY | UNITED KINGDOM Britain’s central bank increases its benchmark interest rate to 4% as rising energy prices threaten household budgets,…
OPEN CHRONICLE | BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY | 2 NOVEMBER 2026 Artificial intelligence is attracting enormous investment, but the concentration of market valuations, growing financing needs…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say four oil tankers were struck by Iranian forces and three other vessels hit mines near the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Houthi…
The British government has approved gas production at the Jackdaw field, promising greater energy security, investment and support for North Sea jobs. But ministers acknowledge…
Six Republican and Democratic senators have called on President Donald Trump to reverse a proposed agreement to purchase Russian diesel, arguing that the arrangement could…
US President Donald Trump says Moscow will release more than 4.8 million tonnes of diesel onto international markets in an effort to ease soaring fuel…