World rice supply threatened by Iran war, El Nino

SINGAPORE/BANGKOK, April 30 (Reuters): Rice supply is expected to fall this year as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia because of fertiliser shortages and soaring fuel costs from the Iran war, with an emerging El Nino also set to squeeze output of the world's most consumed staple.Rice is central to...

Gold climbs from 1-month low as dollar eases

Gold prices jumped on Thursday as the dollar eased and oil prices ticked lower, with some analysts also pointing to an uptick in safe-haven demand on growing concerns that the US-Iran war could escalate, reports Reuters.Spot gold climbed 1.9 per cent to $4,629.83 per ounce, as of 1158 GMT, after...