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EU shelves idea of sanctions on Russian LNG imports

European officials have dropped the idea of pushing for a ban on the bloc's Russian liquefied natural gas imports in upcoming packages because of resistance from some governments and uncertainty about...

India offers cheap loans for arms, targeting Russia's traditional customers

NEW DELHI -Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bid to transform India into a global factory floor has produced billions of dollars of low-cost iPhones and pharmaceuticals. Now he hopes to add missiles,...

Oil prices steady as market considers latest US tariff changes

NEW YORK -Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as investors digested the latest headlines on U.S. President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs and tried to figure how much the U.S.-China...

UK business minister Reynolds to visit China later this year, Guardian reports

Britain's business minister, Jonathan Reynolds, will travel to China later this year in a bid to boost trade and investment between the two countries, the Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday. ...

NextDecade strikes LNG supply deal with TotalEnergies for 1.5 million tonnes annually

U.S. liquefied natural gas producer NextDecade said on Monday it has signed a 20-year deal to supply France's TotalEnergies with 1.5 million tonnes per annum from its Rio Grande facility's planned...

ExxonMobil drill off Cyprus fails to find gas in commercial amounts-Ministry

An exploration drill by ExxonMobil offshore Cyprus has failed to find commercial quantities of natural gas, the island's energy ministry said on Monday.  Drilling operations had been...

Trade tensions can lead to stock market crashes, IMF says

WASHINGTON -Major geopolitical risk events, including trade tensions, can trigger large corrections in stock prices, the International Monetary Fund said in a report on Monday. That in...

Gold soars past $3,200 as trade war deepens, dollar loses ground

Gold blazed past the $3,200 mark on Friday, as a faltering dollar and an escalating U.S.-China trade war stirred recession fears, sending investors flocking to the safety of the yellow metal. ...

Brent, WTI prices climb more $1 on possible Iran crude restriction

Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude climbed more than $1 on Friday after U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States could end Iran's oil exports as part of an effort to bring the...

Tariff turmoil pressures British stocks; mining shares provide support

The FTSE 100 rose on Friday, with gains in mining stocks providing some support even as escalating fears over U.S.-China trade tensions left investors wary after a week of tariff-induced...

At $3200 per ounce, gold will crush competition in 2025

To round off a testing week on the stockmarkets, marked by wild swings and fears about the future of world trade as we know it today, we present a chart summarizing the performance of 11 major asset...

Spanish olive oil makers mull US investment, rush exports to avoid tariffs

One of Spain's leading olive oil producers is pondering an expansion into the U.S. in response to the tariff war unleashed by Washington, just as its peers are rushing out exports while the bulk of...

What can we expect from first-quarter results?

As the earnings season opens today with the major US banks, investors are eagerly awaiting the messages that companies will deliver. However, given the current uncertainties, it will be hard for them...

Trump trade war with China revives recession, bear market fears

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/BEIJING -President Donald Trump's trade war rattled global markets anew on Thursday as stocks and oil prices sank amid fears China may once again respond in kind with higher...

US stocks, dollar drop on lingering tariff worries, a day after relief rally

NEW YORK -Major stock indexes and the U.S. dollar dropped on Thursday, with the S&P 500 ending down more than 3% as investors remained skittish, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump's move to...

Ivory Coast threatens more expensive cocoa in response to US tariffs

Ivory Coast, the world's biggest cocoa producer, could take measures to make the product more expensive if tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump go into effect, the West African country's...

Gold hits record high as US-China trade war intensifies, dollar weakens

Gold prices jumped nearly 3% to an all-time high on Thursday, as a drop in the dollar and an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China drove investors towards the safe-haven allure of the...

Wall Street: the pause and the upward "crash"

So the false rumor was true. Last night, Wall Street closed sharply higher after Donald Trump announced a 90-day suspension of the majority of tariffs. This came as a huge relief for investors… and...

US tariff suspension is good news, Polish finance minister says

The suspension of U.S. tariffs is good news and shows the U.S. administration's will to deescalate this trade conflict, Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Thursday. In a...