The illicit oil trade in Libya, fueled by heavily subsidized fuels being smuggled abroad, is sustaining the country’s rival political factions. The practice has created a steady revenue stream for armed groups,
Copper waiting to leave warehouses has reached its highest level since 2021, as traders move to deliver the metal to the U.S. ahead of impending tariffs, according to data from the London
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The U.S. trade deficit in goods soared to a record $153 billion in January, as businesses rushed to import foreign products ahead of impending tariffs promised by Donald Trump. The sharp increase—more
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Deporting immigrants may deliver electoral wins to politicians if voters have been sufficiently cultivated by years of demonizing and scapegoating them. For its victims, the cruelties involved are horrific. Yet such deportation
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President Donald Trump has reignited transatlantic trade tensions by threatening to impose a 25% tariff on European Union imports, accusing the bloc of being designed to “screw the United States.” The move,
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani have agreed to expedite the restart of the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline, a critical infrastructure linking Iraqi Kurdistan to the Turkish
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Chinese companies are fueling nearly one in three new investments in Vietnam, as reported by the Financial Times, signaling how Chinese manufacturers are relocating operations abroad to circumvent trade war tariffs with
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The UK and India have relaunched their trade negotiations after a pause caused by elections in both countries last year. UK business secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Indian commerce minister Piyush Goyal will
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The uncertainty surrounding Donald Trump’s foreign policies, particularly in regard to tariffs and international conflicts, is causing oil traders to shy away from long-term tanker charter agreements, exacerbating the already volatile landscape
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In a move that expands the scope of his global trade strategy, President Donald Trump is exploring the implementation of tariffs against countries imposing digital services taxes (DST) on American tech giants.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is considering imposing 25% tariffs—or higher—on imports of cars, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors as part of an escalating trade war, Financial Times (FT) reports. Speaking on Tuesday, Trump indicated
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