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Most people are aware that Russia's nuclear energy sector is one of the most technologically advanced branches of its  industrial base and is a world leader in developing and implementing nuclear technology not just in Russia but around the worlde.
It is poised to become a key asset in the country'...

By Rhod Mackenzie

There are strange times taking place in Russia within the currency market and the commodities market with the oil price and the Russian ruble. As we know the oil price around the world is fixed in dollars and the strength or the weakness of the ruble over the last few years has...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In 2014 in response to the first sanctions imposed on Russia by the US,G&7 and the EU which were imosed after the reuninfication of Crimea with the Motherland the Russian Central Bank started to reduce dramatically their holding of US treasury bills and instead invest their reser...

In the ongoing and escalating trade war between the US and China it seems that China has dealt a serious blow to Boeing, which is already losing its market share of the global avaition market to Europe's Airbus. Beijing has refused to accept delivery of Boeing planes.The future losses of Boeing ar...

In an effort to gain energy independence and diversify supplies, Europe has created a complex and costly situation for itself. On the one hand, political pressure is compelling it to maintain its refusal to import Russian gas. Conversely, the economic situation necessitates the identification of mea...

When the US led G7 plus the EU imposed the so called 'shock and awe' sanctions on Russia,it turned to its fellow members of BRICS for its trade,this helped it successfully navigate the storm and overcome the majority of the barriers to trade.When it was cut off from the SWIFT system it and the other...