Top 20 Finance & Markets International News
2025-06-14 10:30:07
Here's a summary of the top 20 finance and market news items:
- Oil Prices Leap, Stocks Slump After Israel's Attack on Iran: Oil prices surged 7%, and U.S. stocks slumped following Israel's attack on Iran.
Source: apnews.com - Trump Approves U.S. Steel Merger with Nippon: Trump approves U.S. Steel merger with Nippon after companies sign national security agreement
Source: www.cnbc.com - US Inflation Fails to Spark a Tech Stock Rally US Inflation Fails to Spark a Tech Stock Rally
Source: www.atfx.com - Bioethanol plant owner says US-UK trade deal will force closure without government help ABF Sugar, which owns the Vivergo plant in Saltend, Hull has given ministers two weeks to come up with a rescue package
Source: www.ft.com - Trump approves Nippon Steel’s $15bn takeover of US Steel US government to hold golden share to assuage concerns over control
Source: www.ft.com - Many oil tanker owners reluctant to brave Strait of Hormuz, Frontline chief says Israel’s strike on Iran raises questions about waterway handling quarter of world crude oil supplies
Source: www.ft.com - An Iran oil shock would put global growth on a slippery slope Disruption to tanker traffic at the Strait of Hormuz would pose a much bigger risk to oil supply
Source: www.ft.com - Middle East upheaval comes at a bad time for the global economy This latest instability is stagflationary and may add to the erosion of the US-led economic order
Source: www.ft.com - FirstFT: Israeli strikes target Iranian commanders and nuclear plant Also in today’s newsletter, Narendra Modi visits Air India crash site and Argentina’s inflation rate falls below 2%
Source: www.ft.com - Vietnam risks being the trade war’s biggest loser. Does it have a plan B? The south-east Asian country benefited hugely from US-China tensions, but the Trump tariffs strike at the heart of its economy
Source: www.ft.com - Canada to fast-track ‘Ring of Fire’ mining project over First Nations’ objections Ontario premier insists development of remote critical minerals reserve is a priority in response to Trump’s tariffs
Source: www.ft.com - China delays approval of $35bn US chip merger amid Trump’s trade war Beijing’s antitrust regulator postpones sign-off on Synopsys and Ansys deal
Source: www.ft.com - Trump says he may ‘have to force’ interest rate change in attack on Powell President calls Federal Reserve chair a ‘numbskull’ for not reducing US borrowing costs
Source: www.ft.com - Dollar sinks to 3-year low on Trump tariff threat US currency falls sharply after president says he will set new levies on trading partners in next 2 weeks
Source: www.ft.com - Trump ready to enact key parts of US-UK trade deal within days Elements of agreement covering British cars and US beef and ethanol could be signed off by end of the week
Source: www.ft.com - Global freight ships set defensive plans for Israel-Iran, Strait of Hormuz risks
Source: www.cnbc.com - Oil spike on Israel-Iran conflict should ease, according to energy analysts
Source: www.cnbc.com - Swedish pension fund AP7 blacklists Tesla, has sold entire stake
Source: www.cnbc.com - US stocks drift and Chinese markets rise as trade talks start
Source: apnews.com - Shares of meatpacking giant JBS fall in debut on the NYSE
Source: apnews.com