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Sanctions as a Price Lever: What the Diesel Deal Reveals About the Transatlantic Split Over Ukraine
When Donald Trump announced on 9 October that Vladimir Putin would release Russian diesel onto world markets, it read at first like another episode...
Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenues Set to Rise 10% to $12 Billion in October
Russian federal budget revenue from oil and gas taxes is expected to rise by 10% in October, reaching 1 trillion roubles ($11.97 billion). This...
Russia Resumes Diesel Exports After Trump Deal, Kremlin Says
The Kremlin announced that Russian diesel has started reaching global markets following an agreement with US President Donald Trump. Trump explained that this move...
Trump Eyes Greenland’s Oil and Gas Wealth as Arctic Power Struggle Intensifies
US President Donald Trump announced that "massive oil, gas, and mineral exploration" is about to start in Greenland, despite the territory's ban on new...
France Seizes Another Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker as Moscow Cries ‘Piracy’
France's military seized a tanker believed to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet," which is evading Western sanctions. Moscow criticized this action as "piracy."...
The Waiver Is the Policy: What 19 October Will Reveal About Who Washington Really Sanctions
A Licence Signed Before the Ink Was Dry
On 9 October, three weeks after Donald Trump signed the most sweeping Russia sanctions statute of his...
Trump-Putin Diesel Deal Explained: What We Know and What It Means for Global Oil Markets
US President Donald Trump is taking steps to reduce diesel prices by lifting sanctions on Russian diesel exports and declaring a ceasefire on energy...
Diesel Diplomacy: A Weekend Peace Discount Meets a Gulf War Premium — and the Bond Market Prices the Fed Instead
Today's Numbers
~$103 (Brent on Monday morning, off a weekend spike above $105) · 5.24% (US 10-year Treasury yield at Friday's close) · 74.5% (Polymarket...
Ukraine’s Refinery Strikes Have Become a US Election Issue
"Don't Hit Refineries"
On 10 October, standing outside the White House, Donald Trump gave Ukraine a targeting instruction. "Don't hit refineries. There's plenty of targets,"...
Middle East War and Global Debt Crisis Set to Dominate IMF-World Bank Meetings in Bangkok
Finance officials from around the world are meeting in Thailand this week amid significant global challenges, including an ongoing war in the Middle East,...