TOKYO, March 13 : The dollar rose to more than three-month high on Friday and was set for its second weekly gain since the beginning of the war in Iran as turmoil in markets left it the last safe-haven standing. The euro fell to its weakest since November, and Japan […]
Day: March 12, 2026
The United States issued a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was a step to stabilise global energy markets roiled by the Iran war. Oil prices eased on Friday (Mar 13) morning in […]
WASHINGTON: Two US sailors were injured after the USS Gerald Ford suffered a non-combat-related fire on board, the US military said on Thursday (Mar 12). The Ford carrier, the United States’ newest aircraft carrier and the world’s largest, is taking part in operations against Iran and currently located in the […]
TOKYO: Japan is hurting from the Iran war ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Washington next week. She has promised to be “candid” with the United States president. How forthright Japan’s first woman premier can afford to be in their Mar 19 meeting, and how receptive President Donald […]