Israel-Iran tensions test central banks’ appetite for rate cuts

Middle East hostilities likely to heighten caution as Fed and BoE prepare to meet
Oil price falls back as flow of crude through Strait of Hormuz unaffected

Traders have shrugged off escalation of Israel-Iran conflict amid lack of disruption to exports from region
How the Israel-Iran war may develop

If Iran is losing a conventional conflict, there is a danger that it will resort to unconventional means of retaliation
Trump Organization to launch mobile phone service and $499 gold handset

‘Trump Mobile’ will offer 5G service through all three major US cellular carriers
Meta introduces advertising to WhatsApp in push for new revenues

US tech giant reverses ‘no ads’ stance at world’s most popular messaging service
Iran’s regime fights for survival

Forty years after its war with Iraq, the Islamic republic faces a new existential test