Commodities are in a “super-squeeze” that will worsen if the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut, according to HSBC Holdings Plc.

India’s central bank may have offloaded a portion of its gold holdings to shield its foreign-currency assets from the cascading fallout of the war in the Middle East, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Economics based on publicly available data.

Congo reopened the main airport in the eastern province hardest hit by Ebola, after health officials reported tentative signs the outbreak may be slowing despite a continuing struggle to trace exposed contacts and investigate suspected cases.

Chinese who spent more than ever on Hong Kong real estate in the first quarter of this year now face a hurdle to overcome as rules get stricter on wealthy people in the mainland taking cash overseas.

Gold held a decline as conflicting messages from the US and Iran on a diplomatic resolution to the war kept concerns over prolonged trade and geopolitical disruptions alive.

China’s state-backed iron ore buyer has instructed some steel mills to ask questions about Fortescue Ltd.’s new low-grade product as negotiations over a long-term supply contract hit a rough patch.

President Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting, after his talk with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and communication with Hezbollah through mediators. Iran said it was suspending talks with the US over fighting in Lebanon, which it says must stop as part of a broader…

Morgan Stanley risks being embroiled in a French criminal case by a group of communities in Africa that suspect the US bank helped Vincent Bolloré launder money stemming from the disposal of an allegedly corrupt €5.7 billion ($6.6 billion) asset.

Overseas investors’ cumulative net equity investments in India have slid to a near-decade low after relentless selling, highlighting the fading attractiveness of the nation’s $4.9 trillion stock market.

Running out of time and patience, major producers like Qatar are ripping up the maritime rulebook — with potentially lasting consequences.

China’s central bank reduced the size of its daily open-market operation to a record low, extending efforts to absorb excess cash as a rally in bonds drove benchmark yields to their lowest since August.

Scientists spent decades chasing signs of a mysterious new force hidden inside the muon, one of nature’s strangest particles. But after years of supercomputer calculations, researchers discovered the apparent anomaly was likely a calculation error — and the Standard Model still reigns supreme.

Researchers have built an ultra-sensitive sensor capable of detecting unimaginably small amounts of energy — below one zeptojoule. The breakthrough relies on fragile superconducting materials that react to even the slightest temperature change. This level of precision could improve quantum computers…

US equity futures edged lower and oil held gains as Washington struggled to get efforts toward an Iran peace deal back on track.

Japan’s 10-year government bond auction drew stronger demand than its 12-month average as investors were attracted to high yields despite the ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East.

Andrew Left, one of the world’s most prominent short sellers, was found guilty of securities fraud by a US federal jury. Bloomberg's Erik Larson reports on the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)

China’s liquefied natural gas imports rebounded in May as the world’s largest buyer stepped up purchases ahead of peak summer demand, reversing a months-long decline following disruptions to Middle East supplies.

International investors now hold less than 15% of Indian equities.

The billionaire CEO of Kazakhstan-based Freedom Holding Corp. has received a so-called Wells Notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, a formal warning that the Wall Street regulator may take enforcement action.

Scientists have achieved something that once sounded almost impossible: using ordinary sunlight to create quantum-linked photon pairs, a phenomenon normally dependent on precise laboratory lasers. By building a sun-tracking system that funnels sunlight through optical fiber into a special crystal, r…