Oil prices are back to jumping as Middle East tensions escalate, while the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold, with three of the central bank’s rate-setting committee dissenting.

The Australian sharemarket has slid lower at the open after a mixed session on Wall Street, while oil prices continued to fall after the US and Iran paused their attacks while…

Oil prices are back to jumping as Middle East tensions escalate, while the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold, with three of the central bank’s rate-setting committee…