The US President-elect Donald Trump has indicated that he plans to support traditional fossil fuels and may even withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, in contrast to the "green" Biden administration. What impact will Trump's policies have on oil prices and US LNG exports?Plus Will he lift sanc...
The green energy expectations of the EU have not been met despite their best efforts and the huge amount of money thrown at them :plus in Europe natural gas prices remain high and are even rising higher than before and the heating season has not actually started. This is due to a number of factors....
The United States government is encouraging the European Union to sanction and prohibit the import of Russian palladium and titanium. The EU has not as yet taken a decision in this regard, given the strategic importance of these materials. Titanium is a key material for the aviation and nuclear indu...
The BRICS group began to expand at last years summit in Johanesburg, and at the current summit it comprised nine members (with one additional semi-joined member, Saudi Arabia). Additionally, delegations from 24 further countries arrived in Kazan, with the total number of applications for accession e...
According to the IMF over the next five years, the global economy will become increasingly reliant on the BRICS countries, with a corresponding decline in influence for the G7 states. China and India are expected to lead in terms of growth in purchasing power parity (PPP). Concurrently, the United S...
It was to be expected that the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin following the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan would attract considerable attention, not only from the friendly audience, but also from the collective West.
The BRICS summit in Kazan received significant media coverage f...