By Rhod Maceknzie
The expectation of new support measures for the economy from the Chinese authorities stimulates the demand for copper, the price of which, after a short stop, is ready for a new increase. At the same time, analysts note the presence of a long-term driver in demand for copper.
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By Rhod Mackenzie
Tariffs for the transportation of liquefied gas at the end of the year are already twice as high as they are now, while the price of gas in Europe is also growing - over the past two days it has risen by 13%.
By the beginning of the heating season and the upcoming winter, not o...
By Anna Koroleva
This year, the yuan has become the leader in foreign currency payments among Russian businessmen. The reason for this lies both in the growth of trade with China, and in the intermediate use of the yuan for subsequent conversion into dollars or euros. And in terms of growth in use...
By Jorge Heine
The unwillingness of many leading countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to stand with NATO over the war in Ukraine has brought to the fore once again the term “Global South.”
“Why does so much of the Global South support Russia?” inquired one recent headline; “Ukraine courts...
By Timur Fomenko
The former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, one of the oldest active statesmen in the world at 100, made a visit to Beijing and met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping earlier this month. Although Kissinger’s time in office is controversial in many respects, not least due to alle...
By Zhao Huasheng.
All the major powers are active in Central Asia, including China, Russia, the United States, Europe, India and Japan. This would not be a problem for the Central Asian countries if the major powers were on good terms, but the reality is that the relationship between the major pow...