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The Affordability Election Issue: Inside Renew Europe's 10-Point Plan to Cut the Cost of Living
Politics

The Affordability Election Issue: Inside Renew Europe's 10-Point Plan to Cut the Cost of Living

With inflation set to peak in late 2026, the European Parliament's liberals unveiled a ten-point plan β€” from energy market integration to affordable housing.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Diplomacy at the UN: Patriot Licences and an Energy Truce Put Ukraine's War Back on the Table
Politics

Diplomacy at the UN: Patriot Licences and an Energy Truce Put Ukraine's War Back on the Table

Zelensky left New York with a US commitment to license Patriot missile production in Ukraine β€” and a proposed energy ceasefire that now waits on Moscow.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Central Banks Are Raising Rates Against a War They Can’t End
Opinion

Central Banks Are Raising Rates Against a War They Can’t End

The RBA hiked to 4.60%, the Fed signals more to come. But interest rates can’t produce oil β€” and the dilemma has no good answer, only less-bad ones.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20269 min read
The Seven-Day Strait: What Iran's Rejected Hormuz Offer Means for Oil Prices and the War
Explainers

The Seven-Day Strait: What Iran's Rejected Hormuz Offer Means for Oil Prices and the War

Tehran said it could reopen the world's most important oil waterway within a week β€” if Washington eased pressure first. Trump said no. We explain what was offered, why it failed, and what it means for fuel and inflation.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Diesel at a Record $6.50 a Gallon, Explained: Why a Fuel You Don't Buy Is Raising Your Bills
Explainers

Diesel at a Record $6.50 a Gallon, Explained: Why a Fuel You Don't Buy Is Raising Your Bills

War in the Middle East, a Russian export ban, and record US fuel exports have pushed diesel past its 2022 peak. Since it moves three-quarters of America's freight, everyone's grocery bill is about to feel it.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
At His Final Climate Summit, Guterres Demands Fossil-Fuel Exit Timelines
Climate & Environment

At His Final Climate Summit, Guterres Demands Fossil-Fuel Exit Timelines

World leaders met in New York on September 23 as scientists warned that breaching 1.5Β°C is now 'virtually inevitable' β€” and the outgoing UN chief told the G20 to lead the energy transition with clear deadlines.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
The $105 Oil Shock: How Middle East Tensions Are Rewriting the Rules for Markets, Business, and Borrowers
Business

The $105 Oil Shock: How Middle East Tensions Are Rewriting the Rules for Markets, Business, and Borrowers

With Brent crude above $105 and US-Iran tensions flaring around the Strait of Hormuz, the energy shock is driving bond yields to multi-decade highs, squeezing businesses and households, and forcing central banks back into tightening mode.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read