The global oil refining industry is experiencing one of its most severe disruptions in years as conflicts linked to Iran and Ukraine continue damaging facilities, interrupting crude flows and tightening fuel markets across multiple regions. What initially appeared to be isolated geopolitical shocks...

The latest summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing marked a calculated attempt by the world’s two largest economies to stabilize a relationship that has increasingly been shaped by trade disputes, technology restrictions, military tensions and geopolitical rivalry. While previous...

CME Group, a US exchange operator, and analytics firm Silicon Data intend to debut the globe's first computing power futures market this year, pending regulatory approval, as stated in a CME press release. The contracts will be associated with Silicon Data indices that monitor daily rental costs...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Beijing this week against the backdrop of intensifying geopolitical tensions, unresolved trade disputes, and growing pressure on both governments to stabilize relations between the world’s two largest economies. The...

U.S. consumer prices rose sharply again in April, extending a renewed inflation cycle that has increasingly been driven by energy market disruptions, stubborn housing costs, and resilient domestic demand. The latest data signaled that inflationary pressures remain deeply embedded across major...

Experts surveyed by Bloomberg indicate that the European Central Bank (ECB) will increase its main interest rates twice this year, with each increase being 25 basis points (bps). The military tensions in the Middle East are driving up inflation in the eurozone. In April, the growth of consumer...

As President Donald Trump prepares for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, pressure is intensifying inside the United States from automakers, lawmakers, unions, steel producers, and manufacturing groups determined to prevent any easing of restrictions on Chinese vehicles entering...

Oil markets are increasingly reacting to the United States-Iran confrontation not as a temporary geopolitical shock but as a prolonged supply disruption capable of reshaping energy flows across the Gulf. The continued paralysis of shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz has pushed traders,...

According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the conflict in Iran and recent export limitations imposed by China have caused a significant surge in sulfuric acid prices, raising worries about the supply of the world's most widely used chemical. A large share of global sulfur is sourced from...