House prices slide across Australia as Middle East conflict and tax changes begin to bite

Cotality data shows a drop in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, as nation’s median home price falls about $19,000 below its March peak Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast House prices have fallen in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth as the market downturn spreads across Australia. New Cotality data, re

Rubio said US military pressure has left Iran "eager" for deals on denuclearization and the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump halted strikes and said an agreement could be imminent.

File photo: Govt advises State RERAs to grant 4-month extension for real estate projects hit by West Asia crisisReal estate industry bodies CREDAI and NAREDCO on Saturday welcomed the Centre's advisory asking state real estate regulators to extend project completion timelines by four months, saying the move would provi

US embassies in Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates issued online advisories on Saturday

The State Department on Saturday urged Americans across the Middle East to consider leaving the region or be prepared to depart on short notice, warning of flight disruptions and security risks as the conflict with Iran escalates.

IAG said its capacity would remain flat in 2026 compared to 2025, despite having plans earlier this year to grow this by around 3%.

What US President Donald Trump predicted would be a four-to-six-week joint military operation with Israel to dismantle the Iranian regime is fast sliding into a six-month stalemate with no immediate end in sight, writes Washington Correspondent Jackie Fox.

A main development in the Middle East is that the White House is signaling that President Donald Trump is weighing carrying out new strikes on Iran

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British Airways Gains From Rerouted Middle East Travelers, But Owner IAG Trims Capacity Outlook  WSJ

The war in Iran appears to be expanding after drone strikes at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta sparked fires on two natural gas vessels Wednesday. CBS News' chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.

A drone hit a gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, according to British maritime security firm Ambrey on Wednesday, in an initial assessment that could signal a further spread of conflict across the Middle East.

Recent days have seen a series of attacks across the Middle East, from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia bombing militias in Iraq to drones setting ships ablaze in Egypt

Here’s why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East  AP News

President Donald Trump began the war with Iran to end the Islamic Republic, which rules that country. Rightly, however, Trump is no longer pursuing that grand objective. Instead, the president is using force to pressure Iran to return to the negotiating table in good faith. This reduced ambition is sensible. But it doe

FORMULA ONE president Stefano Domenicali says the current world championship could end in Europe if the war in the Middle East affects races planned in Qatar and Abu Dhabi at the conclusion of the season. Domenicali said a decision will not be made before mid-September. “For us today, the races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi a

Bond yields are also higher on concerns about inflation.

The Netherlands is lagging behind its European partners in filling its gas reserves for the winter, just as a key...

Oil prices gave up some of their gains on Thursday as oil tankers continued to make their way out of the Middle East even as tensions there escalated, with ​the U.S.-Iran war spreading beyond its main fronts.

BEIJING, July 30 : Oil prices gave up some of their gains on Thursday as oil tankers continued to make their way out of the Middle East even as tensions there escalated, with the U.S.-Iran war spreading beyond its main fronts.Brent futures fell 79 cents, or 0.9 per cent, to $87.30 a barrel as of 0015 GMT. U.S. West Tex

Oil prices slip as tankers continue to ply Middle East conflict zones  Reuters

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Fox News that the US and Saudi Arabia coordinated attacks on Iran-backed Iraqi militias with the Iraqi government itself. But Iraq has called the strikes a 'blatant violation', and its prime minister has called off a meeting with the Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salmane due to the at

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook instructed officials Wednesday to make sure to crack down on market-disturbing acts, such as hoarding, amid persistent concerns about supply strains due to the on-again, off-again conflict in the Middle East. Han made the remark at the start of an emergency economic meeting with related mi

Gulf Coast refineries are welcoming the surge from Venezuela during the prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure that’s virtually halted imports from Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. highlighted in his fifth State of the Nation Address the P58 billion fund that was trickled down to local governments in response to the effects of the Middle East conflict in the Philippines. On February 28, 2026, the United States of America and Israel struck Iran,

Will the other banks follow?