The United States is preparing the ground for a broader easing of sanctions on Venezuela, a move that reflects not just tactical flexibility but a deeper reassessment of how economic pressure, energy security, and post-crisis reconstruction intersect after the dramatic political rupture in Caracas....

After more than two decades of stalled negotiations, internal disputes, and shifting global conditions, European Union governments have finally endorsed the bloc’s largest-ever trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur group. The decision is less about procedural closure than about strategy....

When Donald Trump convened executives from America’s largest oil companies at the White House, the discussion was framed as a commercial opportunity, but the underlying logic was geopolitical. Venezuela’s energy sector, once among the most productive in the world, has deteriorated into a symbol of...

Europe’s latest attempt to overhaul its digital regulatory framework is revealing a strategic recalibration rather than a continuation of confrontation with global technology companies. Despite sustained pressure from telecom operators to impose stricter obligations on major online platforms, the...

Oil prices climbed for a second consecutive session amid intensifying concerns about potential supply disruptions in two major crude-producing countries, Venezuela and Iran. Traders and analysts say growing geopolitical tensions and structural challenges in those nations’ energy sectors have...

Signals from the U.S. central bank are increasingly pointing toward patience rather than urgency on interest rates. Remarks by Anna Paulson, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, underscore a growing consensus within the Federal Reserve that the bar for another rate cut is higher...

The promise of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves has long tempted policymakers looking for quick energy wins. Yet the reality confronting any attempt to revive production is far more stubborn. Even after the dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro and confident statements from Donald Trump about bringing...

The sudden capture of Venezuela’s long-entrenched leader by U.S. forces triggered an immediate recalibration across financial markets, not because investors were blindsided, but because a long-standing geopolitical uncertainty abruptly collapsed into a new, highly consequential phase. For...

Asia’s manufacturing sector closed 2025 with a noticeably stronger tone than many observers had expected earlier in the year. After months marked by caution, inventory adjustments, and uneven global demand, factory activity across much of the region regained balance as new orders improved and...