Bloomberg Markets

US Gasoline Prices Fall Below $4 a Gallon as Iran Strain Eases

US gasoline prices dipped below $4 a gallon for the first time since March, providing welcome relief to consumers after a historic global supply disruption sent fuel costs soaring for months.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Citi Makes Bullish India Inflow Calls After RBI Move

Citi India CEO, K Balasubramanian, says India could attract as much as $80 billion in foreign capital by the end of the year after a series of measures by the nation’s central bank aimed at making the country more attractive to overseas investors. He joined exclusively on Insight with Haslinda Amin. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

SNB Keeps Up Franc Intervention Threat With Rate Held at Zero

The Swiss National Bank retained its heightened readiness to sell the franc, guarding against renewed geopolitical turmoil in a decision that also left borrowing costs unchanged.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

BHP Raises Potash Mine Costs Again, Takes $2.3 Billion Writedown

BHP Group said it expects the expansion of its giant Jansen potash mine to cost $6.9 billion, the latest in a series of cost and time overruns for the project in Canada.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

European Stocks Snap Five-Day Winning Streak as Oil Majors Weigh

European stocks pulled back from a record high, with indexes weighed down by energy producers falling alongside crude prices.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Horizons Middle East & Africa 6/18/2026 (Video)

business  Jun 18, 2026

NY Times Business

Oil Prices Fall as U.S.-Iran Deal to Reopen Hormuz Takes Effect

Oil prices fell and stocks rose after Pakistan announced that the agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would take effect immediately.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Switzerland Loses Top Competitiveness Ranking to Singapore

Switzerland lost its position as the world’s most competitive economy to Singapore, slipping to third place in the ranking as high US trade tariffs and a strong Swiss franc hurt investment flows.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Ask an Advisor: Our Portfolio Dropped From $450k to $250k. Should We Get Out of the Market?

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

JPMorgan’s Ward Says Buy European Stocks as Skepticism Lingers

It’s time to buy European stocks, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. Asset Management’s Karen Ward.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

China Stock Gauge Heads for Bear Market as Tech Weakness Extends

A major Chinese stock gauge slid toward a bear market, pressured by weakness in Internet and consumer firms.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

First Saudi Supertankers Start Crossing Hormuz After Deal

Some oil and gas vessels have begun to cross the Strait of Hormuz, including ships owned by Saudi Arabia’s state tanker giant, in an early sign of the shipping industry responding to the interim US-Iran peace deal.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Fed Turns Hawkish, Spurs Surge in Rate Hike Bets | The China Show 6/18/2026

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and David Ingles give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Traders See 40-Year Yen Low as Next Intervention Battleground

Yen watchers are bracing for the currency to slide to its weakest level in four decades against the dollar, a move that many see as the next threshold for the authorities to intervene.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Indoor Playground Price Rises Add to Costs for British Families

After recovering from the pandemic, soft-play centers are hiking prices to cushion the blow of soaring costs.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Asian Stocks Shrug Off Pressure from Hawkish Fed | The Asia Trade 6/18/2026

"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Sydney and Singapore with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Avril Hong, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shaping global markets. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Tesco Sales Disappoint as Higher Prices Deter UK Shoppers

Tesco Plc’s sales rose less than expected in the fiscal first quarter as the UK’s biggest supermarket grapples with weaker consumer sentiment.

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Anthropic Ban Forces Investor Rethink of Political Risk

Investors in the ever-hotter AI stock rally must suddenly consider a risk with the potential to be even more damaging than high valuations and big spending: What happens if politics gets in the way?

business  Jun 18, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Oil Prices Slide After U.S. and Iran Sign Ceasefire Agreement

business  Jun 18, 2026

Bloomberg Markets

Sprake: SARB Likely to Hike Before Year-End

Traders are paring back their bets on further interest-rate hikes by the South African Reserve Bank after inflation came in lower than expected. But Casey Sprake, Market Strategist at AG Capital told Bloomberg’s Chief Africa Correspondent Jennifer Zabasajja, they are expecting another rate hike before the end of the year. (Source: Bloomberg)

business  Jun 18, 2026