4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1113+ words) The oil price has fallen back but only to mid-March levels and still +50% higher than the levels that prevailed at the start of March. And this is doing nothing to restore deliveries of refined product. US mortgage applications stayed low…...

22+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1239+ words) New Zealand's government is welcoming news of a ceasefire in the Middle East. United States President Donald Trump says the US will suspend bombing of Iran for two weeks, with US officials reportedly saying Israel has agreed to the ceasefire,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (283+ words) The White House is standing by its core objectives for Operation Epic Fury, which it says does not include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as ongoing disruption to the oil route pushes up fuel costs in New Zealand....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (675+ words) In a 1974 interview with the shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the US journalist Mike Wallace briefly referred to the dispute over the naming of what has been generally called "Sinus Persicus" (Persian Gulf) since ancient times " and what Wallace…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1167+ words) New Zealanders" savings are increasingly being invested in companies active in illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian territories, according to analysis from charity Mindful Money, as Kiwi Saver and managed retail fund investments in these companies surge to $323 million. The…...