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Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation

Crude jumps above $107 a barrel amid concerns over Middle East conflict and out-of-control government borrowing Nervous investors across big economies have been dumping government bonds, driving up the cost of borrowing, as surging oil prices amplified fears about rising inflation. The cost of a barrel of oil jumped 6% to above $107 on Thursday amid concerns that advances by Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coast in Yemen could choke off Saudi crude exports. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianHeather Stewart and Phillip Inman10 Sept

India Calls for Bigger Biofuel Push as Oil Prices Soar

India needs to expand biofuel production and consumption to boost its energy security as crude oil prices soar amid the Middle East crisis, according to Tarun Kapoor, an adviser in India’s Prime Minister’s Office. “The future of biofuels is about maximizing value from every available resource,” Kapoor said at the India Sugar and Bio-Energy Conference. “From ethanol and compressed biogas to new applications in transport, industry and energy, we must expand the market and fully utilize the capacity we have created,”…

OilPrice.comOilPrice.comTsvetana Paraskova10 Sept