Category: Commodities
‘Everyone feels like they are being scammed’: can Central America’s small coffee growers survive as global prices fall?
Family-run farms in El Salvador and Honduras face mounting losses, rising costs – and the need to adapt or be left behindRead more of our Coffee crisis series hereOn a steep hillside in western El Salvador, Oscar Leiva...
Read MoreHow the Iran conflict could affect prices around the world – video explainer
Oil markets have had some of the steepest price rises ever recorded as conflict in the Middle East escalated over the last week. Although the world is slowly becoming greener, fossil fuels are still the lifeblood of every...
Read MoreStarmer warns of bigger impact on economy the longer Iran war continues – as it happened
The prime minister is facing pressure from unions and some backbenchers to prepare a support package as oil and gas prices threaten to push up inflationAs we mentioned in the opening post, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has a...
Read MoreIs the UK government prepared for oil price hikes? – podcast
Oil prices have already shot up thanks to the US-Israeli war in Iran. But what is the economic fallout likely to be? Will interest rates rise? What about inflation? Could the cost of borrowing increase – and by how much?...
Read MoreLengthy US-Iran war would affect ‘lives and households of everybody’, says Starmer
Ministers understood to be considering ways to mitigate rising energy bills as oil prices surpass $100 a barrelMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said that a long-term...
Read MoreStarmer warns of bigger impact on economy the longer Iran war continues – UK politics live
The prime minister is facing pressure from unions and some backbenchers to prepare a support package as oil and gas prices threaten to push up inflationAs we mentioned in the opening post, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has a...
Read MoreStarmer seeks to reassure public over cost of living as oil surges above $100 a barrel – UK politics live
The prime minister is facing pressure from unions and some backbenchers to prepare a support package as oil and gas prices threaten to push up inflationGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics as governments...
Read MoreWar in Middle East ‘could wipe out growth in UK living standards’
Rising oil and gas prices may affect increase of £300 a year for typical working-age households, says leading thinktankBusiness live – latest updatesThe Middle East crisis could trigger an energy price shock that...
Read More‘By the end of the day we’re just knackered’: business booms for UK’s south Asian jewellers as gold prices soar
Economic uncertainty drives customers to snap up 22-carat gold bars and coins or sell off unworn jewellery“With everything that’s going on in the economy and Donald Trump banging his chest against the world,...
Read MoreWhy Russia’s economy is unlikely to collapse even if oil prices fall
Hopes that tougher sanctions and lower oil prices could derail Putin’s war effort underestimate how far the Kremlin has rewired its economyPacing inside the Kremlin last weekend, as news feeds churned out minute-by-minute...
Read MoreFarage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment
Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investorsNigel Farage has been criticised over his £400,000-a-year second job promoting the idea that people should buy...
Read MoreFarage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment
Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investorsNigel Farage has been criticised over his £400,000-a-year second job promoting the idea that people should buy...
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