<p><span data-teams="true"><strong>US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran could restart in Pakistan within days after negotiations over the weekend failed.</strong> Officials, including from Pakistan and Iran, indicated a resumption in Pakistan later this week, although one Iranian official said no date has been set yet.&nbsp;</span></p>

<ul><li data-list-item-id="e561c336e4f09865388e475024704c29e"><strong>Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday,</strong> as optimism grew that Iran could resume negotiations with the US and Israel to end the conflict blocking the Strait of Hormuz.&nbsp;</li></ul>

<ul><li data-list-item-id="eed2c042f07cf1d0f7a405abba41020fd"><strong>European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the central bank is still undecided on whether to raise interest rates,</strong> as the economic impact of the Iran war remains uncertain, despite market speculation that higher fuel prices could soon reignite euro‑zone inflation.&nbsp;</li></ul>

<ul><li data-list-item-id="efdaecbce1d5f7b3828dff7f516046e2d"><strong>The International Monetary Fund cut its 2026 growth forecast for the Philippines to 4.1%,</strong> as the global oil shock adds to the economic drag from last year’s weak public investment.&nbsp;</li></ul>

<ul><li data-list-item-id="e0e2d98af6c94bd72e269690eccdc8b9d"><strong>Moody’s cut its growth forecasts for the Philippines and raised its inflation outlook,</strong> citing the rising global energy prices and cost pressure as downside risks.&nbsp;</li></ul>