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Image for Middle East shipping disruptions propel aluminium to four-year highs
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Middle East shipping disruptions propel aluminium to four-year highs

By Pratima Desai LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Aluminium prices hit four-year highs on Monday as fears...

9th March, 2026

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Analysis-Surging oil drives worries for US stock investors

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - A stunning surge in oil prices above $100 a barrel...

9th March, 2026

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Iran war boosts oil price, but oil major shares are stuck on the sidelines

By Stephanie Kelly and Sheila Dang LONDON/HOUSTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Oil prices on Monday climbed...

9th March, 2026

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Netherlands sends frigate to Mediterranean on protective mission

AMSTERDAM, March 9 (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Monday said it would send a frigate to the Me...

9th March, 2026

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Analysis-Europe's struggling retail sector looks ill-prepared for new energy price shock

By Helen Reid and Elisa Anzolin PARIS/MILAN, March 9 (Reuters) - A surge in energy prices since the...

9th March, 2026

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Ukraine ready for new peace talks 'at any moment', Zelenskiy says

KYIV, March 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine is ready for new U.S.-backed peace talks "at any moment", but its...

9th March, 2026

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LME to consider replacing warehouse rent caps with fixed daily load-out rates

March 9 (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange said on Monday that existing caps on rent charged by i...

9th March, 2026

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Middle East de-escalation best way to ensure lower energy prices, says UK's Reeves

LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - A rapid de-escalation in the Middle East is the best way to protect Brit...

9th March, 2026

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Putin says the energy crisis has arrived, Russia ready to work with Europe

MOSCOW, March 9 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the Iran war had tr...

9th March, 2026

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UK would support release of emergency oil stocks after price spike, finance minister says

LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Britain stands ready to support the release of emergency oil reserves in...

9th March, 2026

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Back to the 1970s? Investors brace for a return of stagflation

By Alun John, Yoruk Bahceli and Sophie Kiderlin LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Investors are now seriou...

9th March, 2026

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Trump tells NY Post 'nowhere near' deciding to send troops to Iran to secure nuclear stockpile

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was "nowhere near" dec...

9th March, 2026