Trump has declared an emergency: the global economy is in a fever Economic news [ https://en. 14.03.2020 07:52:26
Oil Prices Bounce Back 7 Percent a Day After Global Markets Crash Crude prices slumped by over 30 percent on Monday in their biggest fall since the 1991 Gulf War, after the OPEC+ alliance failed to agree on a deal to introduce new production cuts last week. 10.03.2020 08:31:29
World’s Richest People Lost a Combined $139 Billion in One Day Due to Coronavirus Scare The development comes as the World Health Organisation said the infectious disease has the potential to turn into a pandemic and urged the international community to do more to prepare for such a scenario. 25.02.2020 06:53:01
Venezuela to Include US Sanctions Against Rosneft Trading in ICC Complaint Caracas will include US sanctions against Russian energy company Rosneft's trading subsidiary Rosneft Trading in a complaint filed earlier with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the United States, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said. 18.02.2020 06:24:00
French Foreign Minister Warns That London, Paris May 'Rip Each Other Apart' Over Trade Deal The United Kingdom ceased being a member of the European Union on 31 January. 17.02.2020 07:50:31
Nord Stream 2 will be operational in 2nd half of 2020 despite US sanctions setting project timing back – top German official US sanctions will have an impact on building the Russo-German Nord Stream 2 pipeline, but the flagship project will nevertheless be completed next year, according to a top-tier government official in Berlin. 23.12.2019 10:08:30
Nord Stream 2 Asks Germany to Allow Construction Through Winter – Reports Nord Stream 2 AG, the pipeline operator, has asked Germany to allow construction in winter and spring after difficulties in obtaining Denmark’s permit delayed the project, media said. 15.12.2019 08:02:00
Cash Apocalypse Looming? World’s Biggest Money Printer May Stop Working Soon The reason why is somewhat ironic – the world’s largest banknote provider is running out of money. 08.12.2019 19:37:31
US could use imperial Chinese debt to ‘simply default’ on Beijing’s $1 trillion of US bond holdings Washington is exploring new ways to target Beijing as it runs out of goods to tax in the ongoing trade war, and century-old Chinese bonds could become a weapon, analysts have told RT. 03.09.2019 05:41:34
Trump Threatens to Pull US Out of World Trade Organization US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States may pull out of the World Trade Organization (WTO), following what he claims are years of mistreatment at the hands of the organization. 14.08.2019 06:32:15
Chinese Markets Unfazed by US Tariff Hike Amid Trump's Threats on Trade Washington's move to raise tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect on Friday, with Beijing expressing its disapproval of the decision and warning that it would be forced to retaliate. 10.05.2019 15:52:59
'Severe unintended consequences': OPEC threatens to kill US shale OPEC is ready to produce at full capacity if the NOPEC (No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act) bill is passed in Washington, an action that would likely kill the cash intensive US shale industry. 16.03.2019 08:27:09
Washington is Preparing Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 – Report The joint European-Russian venture has been a stumbling block in US-EU relations for some time with the Trump administration pushing Brussels hard to switch to expensive US liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of Russia’s piped gas. 11.03.2019 16:34:05
Germany Not Interested in Anti-Russia Sanctions - Economy Minister Europe is not interested in cutting off relations with Russia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated on 16 February on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. 21.02.2019 12:38:13
Switzerland & Iran developing payment channel to bypass US sanctions A special financial mechanism aimed at maintaining trade ties between Switzerland and Iran is ready for implementation, according to Sharif Nezam-Mafi, the head of the countries’ joint chamber of commerce. 23.01.2019 13:28:22
Russia & OPEC poised to cut oil production despite US pressure The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and major oil producers lead by Russia are expected to agree on Thursday on price-boosting output cuts. 06.12.2018 11:36:36
Qatar ends 6-decade membership in OPEC, says decision not related to Saudi-led blockade One of the world’s key energy producers, Qatar, is quitting the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on January 1, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said. 03.12.2018 11:28:18
Russia May Lend $43Mln to Cuba Under Defense Cooperation Program Russia intends to sign an agreement in mid-November on giving Cuba a loan worth 38 million euros ($43. 02.11.2018 18:04:00
Russia, India & Iran want to create alternative trade route to Suez Canal – report Officials from India, Iran, and Russia are going to meet next month to negotiate a large joint project aimed at launching a new cargo transport corridor that could become a cheaper and shorter alternative to the Suez Canal. 01.11.2018 14:29:51
How Russia plans to disentangle its economy from US dollar The Russian Finance Ministry has announced a plan to wean the country of dollar dependence. 06.10.2018 10:06:19
Uncertainty Around US Sanctions on Iran Adds $5-$7 to Oil Prices - Minister Uncertainty in the oil market arising from US sanctions against Iran adds $5-$7 to price of barrel of oil, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told Sputnik on Wednesday. 03.10.2018 09:10:00
Nord Stream 2 is Advantageous for Czech Republic – Energy Expert Last Sunday, Milan Řepka, spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, said that the Nord Stream-2 pipeline will allow the country to remain at the center of European gas transit. 30.09.2018 08:15:49
Bannon: Trump Willing to Make Trade War ‘Unbearably Painful’ for China As Chinese-US trade relations deteriorate, former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon said this week that those economic ties may get worse before they get better, since US President Donald Trump is willing to make the ongoing trade war “unbearably painful” for Beijing. 21.09.2018 19:25:37
No lessons learned: Next financial crisis to be much worse with US dollar collapse – Peter Schiff A decade after the global financial crisis, the world is facing another crash even bigger than the one in 2008, veteran stock broker Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, told RT. 15.09.2018 09:40:17
Ditch the dollar: World leaders who challenged reliance on US currency Following Iran and Iraq’s decision to no longer use the US dollar in bilateral trade, RT looks at world leaders who have called for a move away from dependance on the currency. 03.09.2018 16:56:46