Debt, Diesel and Trump’s Slump: Five Charts Defining the Week
Every Friday, Reuters Open Interest distills the financial week into five key charts, highlighting the major market trends, surprises and developments that shaped investor...
Venezuela’s Oil Export Revival Hits a Wall as Tankers Face Month-Long Delays
Venezuela’s attempt to rapidly revive its oil industry is running into a major obstacle: the country’s aging ports cannot handle the growing flow of...
Why Is Ukraine’s Ousted Defence Minister Heading to the U.S. for Defence Tech Funding?
Fedorov Plans U.S. Trip After Leaving Defence Ministry
Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov is planning to travel to the United States to raise funding...
Can Iran Withstand Trump’s New Economic War as U.S. Sanctions Intensify?
Iran Prepares for Tougher U.S. Economic Pressure
Iran says it must strengthen its economy and reduce its vulnerability to foreign pressure as Washington prepares to...
Is China Testing Taiwan’s Defences With a Research Ship Near Its Waters?
Taiwan Warns Chinese Vessel to Leave Sensitive Waters
Taiwan's coast guard said on Friday it had warned off and shadowed a Chinese research vessel operating...
Why Are Nigerian Schoolchildren Still Missing Nearly 100 Days After Their Abduction?
Families Demand Action as Children Remain Missing
Families in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state protested on Thursday, demanding that the government secure the release of children...
Can Russia’s “New Ideas” Bring the Ukraine War Back to the Negotiating Table?
Russia is prepared to consider new proposals for ending the war in Ukraine, but Moscow says any settlement must account for what it describes...
Brussels Can Now Sanction Any Refinery Buying Russian Oil. Why Did It Give the First One Six Months to Comply?
On July 23 the European Union used its newest sanctions tool for the first time. Buried inside its twenty first package against Russia was...
Could Trump’s Iran Sanctions Threat Escalate the Global Economic War?
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened severe economic consequences against any country that provides Iran with financial, commercial or logistical support, expanding the economic...
Why Is China Urging South Korea to Stay Neutral Between Beijing and Washington?
China is pressing South Korea to avoid taking sides in the growing strategic competition between Beijing and Washington, while arguing that U.S. policy toward...