In a significant development, Honduran president Xiomara Castro said, the incoming government does not plan on establishing diplomatic ties with China as it prioritizes U.S. relations, signaling a reversal of her pre-election stance. Castro appears to have won the country’s… Read More ›
Geopolitics
US EU to issue robust statement on China
The United States and the European Union are scheduled to issue a “robust” joint statement after emerging from a meeting on Thursday on their approach to China underscoring a convergence on the challenges posed by Beijing, said a senior U.S…. Read More ›
US President Biden To Talk To CEOs Over Supply Chain Crisis As New Covid-19 Threat Looms
President Joe Biden was scheduled to meet with the chief executive officers of big retailers as well as other businesses on Monday to discuss the best way to bring products to the shelves when holiday shopping season in the U.S…. Read More ›
Fertiliser Shortage Threatens Food Crisis For The Poorest
According to the CEO of a large fertiliser company, a global lack of fertilisers is pushing up food costs and putting poorer nations in jeopardy. Higher gas prices, according to Svein Tore Holsether, CEO of Yara International, are driving up… Read More ›
OPEC+ Unmoved As China Remains Non-Committal So Far To Washington’s Call For Reserve Oil Release
According to reports quoting three sources in the oil cartel OPEC, China, the world’s largest crude oil importer, was unsure if it would release oil from its reserves as demanded by the United States, and OPEC producers were not considering… Read More ›
Congo, Rich In Cobalt Deposits, To Promote Its Domestic Battery Making Industry
With the aim of gaining more benefits from its exports of minerals such as cobalt and copper, the Democratic Republic of Congo has developed plans for focusing on developing a domestic industry to manufacture battery capacity, said the country’s government… Read More ›
‘Artificial Tightness’ In Energy Markets Criticises IEA Chief
The chairman of the world’s largest energy authority has criticized “artificial tightness” in energy markets for failing to take a supportive stance to calm skyrocketing oil and gas prices. ″[A] factor I would like to underline that caused these high… Read More ›
Ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal widens possibility of Polexit
In a significant development that once again casts a shadow on the concept of the European Union, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that the European Court of Human Rights has no power to question its appointment of judges. The ruling by… Read More ›
US to auction 32M of sour crude from 4 Strategic Petroleum Reserves sites
In a statement, the US Department of Energy said, the United States has launched an auction for 32 million barrels of crude from four strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) sites which will be delivered between late-December and April 2022. Washington’s sale… Read More ›
Release Of Global Oil Reserves Is ‘A Drop In The Ocean’, Says Goldman Sachs
According to Goldman Sachs analysts, a coordinated release of government oil reserves by a number of oil importing countries headed by the United States may add approximately 70 million to 80 million barrels of crude supply to the market, which… Read More ›