PM warns against market-disturbing acts amid Middle East conflict
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
Dollar retreats as oil slumps on pause in Middle East conflict
July 27 : The dollar dropped against other major currencies on Monday, as a pause in U.S. bombing in Iran dragged oil prices lower and lifted risk appetite ahead of a busy week of central bank meetings.Against the yen, the U.S. dollar was down 0.1 per cent at 163.645 yen, on course for its sharpest daily decline since
Marcos: P58 billion rolled out in response to effects of Middle East war
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,