Brent crude settled above $100 for a second day as Hormuz disruption deepened, with markets doubting US moves to contain energy prices during the Iran war
Gold falls again, heading for second weekly decline
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026
Global gold prices dropped again, set for a second weekly loss as a stronger dollar, Iran war tensions and persistent inflation dampen expectations of US rate cuts
Japan OKs bills for full coverage of childbirth costs
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026
The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting on Friday (March 13) bills aimed at introducing a system under which public health insurance will fully cover childbirth costs.
Japan announces start of Tomahawk missile deliveries to MSDF
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday (March 13) that deliveries of US Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Maritime Self-Defence Force have begun.
Immigration Bureau denies reports that 400,000 Israelis are staying in Thailand
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026
Immigration records show that around 31,892 Israeli nationals were in Thailand as of March 10, far below widely circulated claims that the figure had reached 400,000.