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Headline news for April 8, 2026: A two-week pause in the Iran war. Singapore unveils a billion-dollar relief package. Asian markets surge. Oil plunges fifteen per cent. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: BT Podcasts, The...

Headline news for April 7, 2026: Iran rejects Trump's ceasefire and demands a permanent end to the war hours before his deadline. Asian airlines cut flights as jet fuel tightens. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: BT Pod...

Headline news for April 6, 2026: President Trump's deadline for Iran expires tonight. Oil climbs past $110. Civilian casualties mount in Lebanon. Vietnam's growth slows on fuel costs. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: B...

Headline news for April 2, 2026: President Trump declares the war's goals near completion and threatens to quit NATO. Oil dips. Chinese tech profits hit a three-year low. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: BT Podcasts, T...

Headline news for April 1, 2026: A record month for oil, cracks in the Western alliance over Iran, and rising cooking gas costs in Singapore. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times , SPH Media...

Headline news for March 31, 2026: US paratroopers land in the Middle East. President Trump renews threats against Iran. Oil heads for a record monthly gain. Spain closes airspace. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: BT Po...

Headline news for March 30, 2026: Houthis widen the war with first strikes on Israel. Oil heads for a record monthly rise. Asian markets slump. Pakistan offers to host peace talks. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: BT P...

Headline news for March 27, 2026: President Trump extends his pause on Iran energy strikes to April. Tehran calls the US peace plan unfair. Oil dips but stays volatile. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: BT Podcasts, The...

Headline news for March 26, 2026: Iran reviews America's peace plan but refuses talks. President Trump reschedules his China summit. Oil climbs on conflicting war signals. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: BT Podcasts,...

Headline news for March 25, 2026: The US sends Iran a fifteen-point peace plan. Tehran opens Hormuz to non-hostile vessels. Oil drops six per cent. Tiger Beer leaving Singapore. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: BT Podc...

Headline news for March 24, 2026: Markets rebound after Trump delays threatened strikes on Iran, easing energy fears, as Tehran denies talks and Italian voters reject a key reform in a setback for Prime Minister Meloni. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa...

Headline news for March 23, 2026: The US and Iran threaten each other's civilian infrastructure. Asian markets slide. Gold posts its worst week since 1983. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Tim...

Headline news for March 20, 2026: Trump orders Israel to halt strikes on Iranian energy sites as tit-for-tat attacks on Gulf infrastructure send oil toward $119. G7 central banks warn they are ready to act on inflation. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa...

Headline news for March 19, 2026: Israel strikes Iran's South Pars gas field, triggering retaliatory attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure. Oil surges past $107. The Fed holds rates steady amid rising inflation fears from the widening war. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and...

Headline news for March 18, 2026: Iran confirms the killing of security chief Ali Larijani as its new supreme leader rejects peace overtures. Trump clashes with NATO over the Strait of Hormuz. Oil pulls back on rising US stockpiles. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited...

Headline news for March 17, 2026: War in the Gulf reshapes global energy as allies rebuff Trump's call for warships. AI drives Wall Street higher amid Meta layoffs. Singapore exports slow as regional disruption deepens. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa...

Headline news for March 16, 2026: The US-Israeli war on Iran, now in its third week, has largely choked the Strait of Hormuz, rattling global energy markets and prompting Trump to rally allies to help reopen the vital waterway. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: C...

Headline news for March 13, 2026: Nearly two weeks into the Middle East conflict, Iran vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, oil climbs above $100, markets wobble and Singapore thanks regional partners for helping evacuate citizens. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edi...

Headline news for March 12, 2026: The US opens a trade probe into major partners as tensions with Iran tighten energy markets, lifting oil prices, unsettling equities and adding fresh uncertainty for global trade and inflation. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: C...

Headline news for March 11, 2026: US forces strike Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as markets weigh energy risks, Europe’s central bank steadies its stance on inflation and signs emerge of resilience in Singapore’s labour market. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  P...

Headline news for March 10, 2026: Trump warns Iran over oil shipments, oil retreats from record highs, Asia stocks rebound, and Singapore sends military aircraft to evacuate citizens from the Middle East. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or How...

Headline news for March 9, 2026: Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader as the US–Israel conflict drives oil above $100, rattling Asian markets, prompting diplomatic evacuations and heightening fears of wider economic and geopolitical disruption. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )&nb...

Headline news for March 6, 2026: U.S. lawmakers back President Trump’s Iran strikes as Kristi Noem gets fired, markets shift to safe havens, China lowers its growth target and Singapore’s graduate job market weakens. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by:...

Headline news for March 5, 2026: US-Iran war intensifies with naval and missile strikes; NATO defense fails; markets dip in Asia but stabilise in US/Europe; Morgan Stanley cuts 2,500 jobs; Singapore charts a Maritime Master Plan. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edited by:...

Headline news for March 4, 2026: US and Israeli strikes on Iran intensify, prompting Iranian missile attacks around the Gulf and pushing oil higher, as Nepal prepares to vote, DBS expands in China and Singapore raises retirement ages. Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times.  Written by: Claressa Monteiro ( claremb@sph.com.sg )  Produced and edite...