(By Oil & Gas 360) – The European Union is weighing a plan to permanently ban imports of Russian oil and impose a complete ban on the provision of shipping and related services for Russian oil, intensifying its efforts to increase pressure on Moscow. EU presses harder on Russian oil as Moscow responds: oil and…
Global manganese production remains highly concentrated in Africa, with South Africa, Gabon and Ghana together accounting for a substantial portion of total production. This concentration reinforces Africa’s strategic role in the global manganese supply chain and highlights the sector’s structural dependence on a limited number of producing regions. In 2025, global manganese production is estimated…
DETROIT (AP) — Chinese automakers have been making strides around the world with growing sales of their high-tech, stylish and affordable electric vehicles. This has worried competitors even before Canada agreed this week to reduce its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for concessions on Canadian agricultural products. Invest in gold Powered by Money.com:…
Getty/Roy Rochlin Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commissions or income through links in the content below. Waves of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump unleashed chaos on global markets in 2025, reigniting trade tensions and rattling investors. Throughout the year, dozens of executive orders on tariffs and modifications to existing tariffs went into…
Cathie Wood believes markets may be underestimating how different the year 2026 could be. In a recent video on Dec. 21, Wood explained that investors have already absorbed multiple shocks in 2025, including tariff turmoil, a government shutdown, and persistently hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve. Despite this, asset prices have held up better than…
Oil markets remained nervous early Monday as Asian trading began, with all eyes on reports of possible progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. At the same time, the strengthening US dollar is adding downward pressure to prices, with both major benchmarks losing about 3% last week. At the time of writing, West Texas…
On Thursday, the US stock market showed mixed performance, while benchmark Treasury yields trended higher. This shift came as a result of encouraging economic data, which eased concerns about a possible recession but also raised expectations of a prolonged period of restrictive policies by the Federal Reserve. Financial stocks led gains, boosted by Federal Reserve…
In a recent market update, European property stocks saw a notable three-day rise, marking their most substantial advance since March. At the same time, oil prices rose above $70 a barrel in New York as traders carefully assessed the impact of supply cuts. With U.S. stock markets closed for the Independence Day holiday, global stock…
In the wake of mounting evidence indicating a slowdown in the Chinese economy, U.S. stocks and bonds experienced lackluster performance. During the second quarter, China’s gross domestic product (GDP) posted a slower-than-expected growth rate of 6.3%, adding to concerns about the global economy’s dependence on Chinese spending. On Monday, the S&P 500 was relatively unchanged,…
