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Rystad expects global M&A activity in the oil and gas sector to decline in 2026

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the oil and gas production and exploration sector is expected to keep falling in 2026, following a 17% decline in 2025, as reported by Rystad Energy analysts. In 2025, the total value of global upstream M&A deals reached $170 billion, with the...

India’s Generic Breakthrough Redraws the Global Obesity-Drug Market

Indian pharmaceutical companies have moved decisively into one of the most lucrative therapeutic categories of the decade, after receiving regulatory approval to manufacture and sell generic versions of semaglutide-based drugs used for obesity and diabetes. The approvals signal a structural shift...

Financial Power, Political Identity and the High-Stakes Battle Over Debanking in America

Donald Trump’s decision to file a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its longtime chief executive Jamie Dimon marks a pivotal moment in the growing conflict between political power and the modern banking system. At its core, the case is not simply about closed accounts. It is an attempt...

Speculative Forces and Structural Tightness Drive Silver Into Triple-Digit Territory

Silver’s surge beyond the $100-an-ounce mark represents one of the most extreme price dislocations the metal has experienced in decades, but the move is best understood not as a sudden transformation in end-use demand, but as the culmination of speculative behaviour feeding on long-standing market...

Davos Signals Strain in Global Alliances as U.S. Policy Volatility Reshapes Markets and Security

World leaders and corporate executives left the Swiss resort town after a World Economic Forum annual meeting shaped less by consensus-building than by confrontation. The return of Donald Trump to the White House dominated discussions, reframing debates on geopolitics, trade, energy, and defence,...

Former Dutch Central Bank President Knot named as the leading candidate for ECB leadership

Economists surveyed by Bloomberg indicate that Klaas Knot, the former Governor of the Dutch Central Bank, is the most probable successor to Christine Lagarde as President of the European Central Bank (ECB). The survey indicates that Knot is in the lead over former Spanish Central Bank Governor...

Arab Energy Fund to issue RMB 10 billion worth of panda bonds

The Arab Energy Fund (TAEF) has obtained approval from Chinese authorities to raise up to RMB 10 billion, which is approximately $1.4 billion, by issuing RMB-denominated bonds, according to the fund's announcement. TAEF intends to issue these bonds in multiple phases over a period of two years....

Europe’s Strategic Decoupling Drive: How and Why the EU Is Redrawing the Technology Risk Map

The European Union’s push to phase out “high-risk” technology suppliers is not simply a cybersecurity initiative—it is a structural reconfiguration of how Europe defines technological trust, sovereignty, and long-term strategic autonomy. While the policy has triggered vocal opposition from China’s...

Artificial Intelligence Emerges as a Global Growth Anchor as Trade Frictions Fade

The global economy is entering a phase where resilience is no longer defined by the absence of shocks, but by the ability to absorb them and continue expanding. That is the central message emerging from the latest outlook by the International Monetary Fund, which sees global growth holding steady...

Power, Prestige and Pressure: How Greenland Became a Flashpoint in Trump’s Nobel Grievance and Europe’s Trade Calculus

The dispute over Greenland has evolved into far more than a territorial argument, revealing how personal grievance, strategic ambition, and economic leverage can merge into a single pressure point in global politics. Donald Trump’s renewed push to bring the Arctic island under U.S. control has been...
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