TOKYO, July 24, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Core inflation accelerated in Japan in June, official data showed Friday as the Middle East war and a weak yen pushed up prices for consumers in the world's fourth-biggest economy. The reading of 1.6 percent from the internal affairs ministry, which excludes food pr»»»

SYDNEY – Asian shares fell on July 24 as oil prices amid an intensifying conflict in the Gulf, rattling bond markets and reviving fears of a fresh inflation shock. Brent crude held at US$100.85 a barrel, after surging 7 per cent overnight to a two-month high of US$102 as attacks by Iran-aligned Hou»»»

Markets shifted towards a hawkish outlook, pricing a one-in-three chance of a Federal Reseve hike next week and a September move. (EPA Images pic) SYDNEY: Asian shares fell on Friday as oil prices stormed back above US$100 a barrel amid an intensifying conflict in the Gulf, rattling bond markets an»»»

SYDNEY, July 24 : Asian shares fell on Friday as oil prices stormed back above $100 a barrel amid an intensifying conflict in the Gulf, rattling bond markets and reviving fears of a fresh inflation shock. Brent crude held at $100.85 a barrel, after surging 7 per cent overnight to a two-month high o»»»