Monday, 14 September 2026
Mon 14 Sept · At a glance
Monday, 14 September 2026
Oil passes $107 as Hormuz stays shut, and Sweden's vote comes down to one seat
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- Oil and fuel stuck behind the GulfHigh ↑ · 3 beats
- Loans getting dearerHigh ↑ · 2 beats
- Old machines kept working longerBuilding ↑ · 2 beats
- Protections showing resultsSteady ↑ · 2 beats
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Oil and fuel stuck behind the Gulf
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World
Oman called off Monday's talks on the Strait of Hormuz. Diesel in the United States passed $6.20 a gallon on Sunday, a record.
The World stories →Finance
Saudi Arabia's pipeline around the strait stayed shut after drone strikes, and a barrel of oil rose to $107.51 on Monday. Hiring a tanker on Middle East routes costs close to 500% more than a year ago.
The Finance stories →Money
UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July because of energy costs. Household energy prices in the UK rise by nearly 4% in October.
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Finance
Goldman Sachs, a US bank, now expects the US central bank to raise interest rates on Wednesday. Markets see a 76% chance that Japan's central bank raises its rate on Friday.
The Finance stories →Money
A 30-year fixed US mortgage reached 7.07% on 10 September. Australia's average new home loan rate passed 6% after three rate rises in a row.
The Money stories →Old machines kept working longer
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Climate
A US court said the Energy Department went beyond its powers when it kept Michigan's 64-year-old Campbell coal plant open. EDF, the French electricity company, borrowed 1 billion euros to keep its nuclear reactors running for longer.
The Climate stories →Space
Eutelsat, a French satellite company, signed up for a robot spacecraft that docks with an old satellite and adds about five years to its working life. It is the robot maker's third order of this kind.
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Climate
Divers at Studland Bay in Dorset now see seahorses on every dive, where 87 special moorings keep boat chains off the seagrass. A ban on one kind of lobster pot near Jersey has helped lobster stocks since 1997.
The Climate stories →Mind & body
A review of six trials with 800,000 men found PSA blood tests likely prevent about two prostate cancer deaths for every 1,000 men tested. Among US veterans, the COVID vaccine was linked to fewer heart attacks and strokes.
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World · 32 stories
Sweden's left bloc is projected to win by one seat, and the far right loses votes for the first time
- Oman calls off Monday's Hormuz talks
- A ship is hit off Iran's Qeshm Island
- Saudi oil at Yanbu may last a week
Finance · 15 stories
Saudi Arabia's pipeline around Hormuz stays shut, the Gulf talks are postponed, and oil passes $107
- Goldman Sachs now expects a US rate rise
- Trump says the US should pay the world's lowest rate
- Shares in Asia fall as oil climbs
Tech · 10 stories
Anthropic picked the Nasdaq for its share sale. In Asia on Monday, AI shares fell after its boss asked the industry to slow down.
- Z.ai raises money again, and its shares fall
- Huawei goes on trial in New York
- US lends Africell $100m to keep Huawei out
Mind & body · 35 stories
In sleep apnoea the throat muscles go slack and the airway shuts, and the mask that holds it open works only for the hours it is worn
- A pill for pancreatic cancer nearly doubled survival
- First drug aimed at the muscle loss in SMA
- Lab-grown insulin cells let 10 of 12 stop injections
Climate · 14 stories
The US environment agency is expected to scrap carbon limits on coal and gas power plants
- Chubu Electric drops a nuclear restart
- A Texas gas plant broke its permits 532 times
- Diesel trucks attacked at Zaporizhzhia, Russia says
Space · 8 stories
SpaceX flew its 700th Falcon mission. It finished a satellite network that needed two extra satellites after a fault.
- Two satellites watch a big El Nino
- A junk-removal company explains its risky rocket
- Eutelsat buys extra years for an old satellite
Biotech · 9 stories
Baby girls exposed to paracetamol in the womb had 40% smaller ovaries. The study cannot say the drug caused it.
- Cash from birth changed a DNA ageing test
- Secret deals may shrink promised Medicare savings
- 1.9 million Britons' health data, checked for bias
Money · 15 stories
Kalshi and Polymarket sell sports bets as financial contracts. Twenty US states are in court to call them gambling.
- US mortgage rates pass 7%
- UK inflation back up to 2.9%
- 7.4 million UK families go without
Sports · 21 stories
Athletics put $10m on three nights in Budapest. Second place there paid more than a world title.
- Zverev wins the US Open; the American wait goes on
- Rybakina takes the US Open and the top ranking
- A doubles player with eight operations wins at home
Gaming · 12 stories
Blizzard names 2029 for Diablo 5 and 2030 for a StarCraft shooter. Xbox is cutting 1,600 more jobs over the next year.
- PlayStation buyers wait on a judge
- Intel processors expected to cost 10% more
- Graphics cards cost more in China, again
Food · 6 stories
South-west Scotland is now a bluetongue zone for at least two years. Its farm minister says the virus is not going away.
- Heat cost Lea Valley 40% of its peppers
- China widens insurance for farmers
- US cuts inspection fees for small meat plants
Cyber · 20 stories
Microsoft fixed a hole in its built-in antivirus on 3 September. A researcher published a way round the fix within a week.
- Wildberries sellers still waiting for their money
- A hidden bitcoin mine in Mexico's mountains
- Singapore phone-shop workers arrested
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