U.S. President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, a U.S. official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, fuelled inflation, and killed thousands.
A warning of higher condom prices by the world’s top maker has gone viral in China, with the hashtag “condom prices rising” garnering more than 60 million views by April 23 on Chinese social media and stoking talk of stockpiling.
FOR weeks, the world's attention has been fixed on the chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz. We've heard the grim forecasts: spiking oil prices, fertiliser shortages, and liquefied natural gas tankers idling at anchor.
Business activity in the euro zone suffered a surprise contraction in April with the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran sapping demand as prices soared, a closely watched survey showed on Thursday.
Japan’s core inflation slowed below the central bank’s 2% target for a second straight month in March, data showed on Friday, as government fuel subsidies and moderating food inflation offset price pressures from the Iran war-induced energy shock.
Although retail prices of medical grade gloves remain stable for now, stakeholders are not ruling out a price increase in the coming months.