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By Rhod Mackenzie

Despite an almost 45% increase in LNG supplies from the US, Europe continues to receive it from Russia. Why it turned out to be more difficult to abandon Russian gas than Brussels had hoped for.

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By Rhod Mackenzie

The share of US government debt in the reserves of foreign countries continues to decline. According to data from the US Treasury Department, in May, China and Japan set the tone for the continued decline in foreign investment, especially energetically getting rid of US governmen...

By Rhod Mackenzie

J P Morgan, the largest US bank, believes that investors who bet that the US dollar will continue to reign supreme in the global financial system do not take into account a number of factors. The main ones, writes Bloomberg, are the growing political instability in the United Sta...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The statements of the representatives of the Central Bank and the statements of the leaders of the mega-regulator, made recently, indicate that with a high degree of probability the key rate will be increased from the current 7.5%. If this actually happens - it is possible that o...

By Drago Bosnic

Prior to the unfortunate dismantling of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was one of its most prominent republics, even rivaling Russia itself in numerous aspects. In many ways, it was a sort of "Soviet California", as approximately 30% of the USSR's massive industrial and scientific might...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Saudi Arabia has become a dialogue partner in the SCO. She also intends to join the BRICS, which will bring certain advantages to Riyadh, the online ‘Maaal’ newspaper reported. According to the author of the article, BRICS intends to put an end to Western hegemony, which is preci...