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Friday, 18 September 2026

Drones hit oil pipelines and refineries, and Japan raised interest rates to their highest since 1995

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Drones and war cutting the supply of fuel High ↑
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  • Climate

    Drones have damaged three pumping stations on the Saudi pipeline that carries oil around the Strait of Hormuz. Ukrainian strikes have closed or slowed three of Russia's six biggest diesel refineries, so the shortage has moved from crude oil to the fuels made from it.

  • World

    Saudi Arabia's oil exports are down more than 70% since January. Bangladesh, which makes 40% of its power from imported gas, has blackouts and idle factories.

  • Food

    Fishermen in the Philippines have tied up their boats because they cannot afford fuel. France raised its fuel help for fishermen to 35 cents a litre.

  • Money

    US airfares were 23.4% higher in August than a year before. Diesel in the US passed $6 a gallon for the first time.

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  • Finance

    Japan's central bank raised its rate to 1.25%, though two of its nine members voted against it. Britain's central bank held its rate, but three of its nine members voted to raise it.

  • Money

    The US central bank raised its rate for the first time since 2023. Credit card rates follow within one or two billing cycles, and the rate on a 30-year US home loan passed 7% on 17 September.

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  • Cyber

    Revolut, an app-only bank, sent customers' passports and bank histories to a hacker who was using a stolen Italian government email login. The hacker is now demanding $3m.

  • Tech

    OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, pays contractors to read real conversations people have had with it. A lawsuit says Meta, the owner of Facebook, built face data from people's photos.

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