On Friday, Australia’s defence minister said, China’s move to establish a military base in Solomon Islands would be of concern since it is a neighbouring island. The development comes in the wake of a draft security document between Beijing and… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Asian Gas Purchasers Are Perplexed By Putin’s Demand For Payment In Rouble
On Thursday, Asian importers of Russian gas scrambled as Russian President Vladimir Putin declared “unfriendly” countries must pay in roubles for Russian gas, the latest jolt to global energy markets following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. On the list of unfriendly… Read More ›
India Has Put On Hold A Plan To Allow Domestic Companies To List On Foreign Exchanges: Sources
According to government officials and industry insiders, India has halted plans to allow local companies to list on foreign exchanges as it attempts to strengthen its own capital markets, dealing a blow to foreign funds and stock exchanges hoping to… Read More ›
Russian Markets Set To Reopen; Russia Bans Foreigners From Selling Off Stocks
After a nearly month-long hiatus, Russia expects to resume stock trading on Thursday, with 33 rouble securities to be traded on the Moscow Exchange. Non-residents, on the other hand, will have to wait until April 1 to sell equities and… Read More ›
USTR reinstates tariffs on 352 Chinese products
The Biden Administration has reinstated 352 from U.S. “Section 301” tariffs on Chinese imports, effective retroactively from October 12, 2021 and extended through Dec. 31, 2022, said the USTR. The move covers a wide range of Chinese products worth around… Read More ›
Unfriendly countries will pay for LNG supplies in Rubles: Putin
In a statement Russian President Vladimir Putin said, unfriendly countries will have to pay for gas in rubles. Following the announcement European gas prices soared since the move will exacerbate the region’s energy crunch. Western nations led by the United… Read More ›
Ukraine could lose agricultural exports worth $6 billon in 2021-2022
As per a senior industry official, Ukraine could potentially lose $6 billion in grain revenues following a blockade by the Russian navy preventing it from selling millions of tons of corn and wheat that it had earmarked for exports by… Read More ›
Is It Possible For Companies Exiting Russia To Make Up Losses Through Insurance?
Hundreds of corporations, including Shell Plc, Hyundai Motor Co, and PwC, a worldwide professional services organisation, have said that they are withdrawing or halting activities in Russia as a result of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The following are some… Read More ›
Debt Payments Are Proving Difficult For Russian Sanctions-Linked Companies
Investors were on pins and needles as coupon payments to international holders of Russian debt obligations tied to sanctioned oligarchs hit a snag due to Western sanctions prompted by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. According to a source close to the… Read More ›
Russia Ukraine conflict fuels wheat futures prices, other commodities also affected
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine driving up global wheat futures, Vance Ehmke, a U.S. farmer, was eager to sell his grain. Local prices surged by nearly 30% to around $12 a bushel, the highest Ehmke could recall in 45… Read More ›