The European Union is preparing to unveil a sweeping framework aimed at reducing its long-standing dependence on China for critical raw materials. Years of industrial reliance, geopolitical tension, and the rapid acceleration of supply-chain competition have pushed Brussels to redefine how Europe...

Oil markets are heading into 2026 under the weight of an expanding global supply base that continues to grow faster than worldwide consumption. The scale of the imbalance is becoming more visible across producer blocs, storage hubs, and financial markets, signalling a year shaped primarily by...

US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have experienced $3.5 billion in investor withdrawals since the start of this month, as per Bloomberg's estimates. The monthly outflow reached a record of $3.6 billion in February of this year. With the last week of November included, this record might be...

Europe should eliminate domestic obstacles to move away from a growth model that relies heavily on exports, said European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde during a speech to bankers, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Lagarde pointed out Europe's exposure to the strategic use of...

The sudden shift from optimism to caution across U.S. financial markets reflects a deeper tension that has been building beneath the surface of the artificial intelligence boom. The dramatic intraday reversal in major equity indices, led by sharp swings in the largest AI-linked stocks, illustrates...

Japan’s latest trade release delivered a decisive upside surprise, with October exports expanding at a pace far stronger than market expectations and revealing a complex shift in global demand patterns that is beginning to alter Japan’s trade trajectory. Growth in shipments to Asia and Europe more...

This year has seen a remarkable revival in the insurance-sector initial public offering (IPO) market in the United States, driven not by booming growth stories but by investor demand for companies that offer predictable cash flows and insulation from trade-policy shocks. As tariff conflicts and...

The intensifying strategic contest over critical materials has reached a new inflection point, as Western nations scramble to fill a looming gap in heavy rare earth elements such as dysprosium and terbium. These so-called “heavies” are indispensable for high-performance permanent magnets used in...

Ukraine is preparing to lodge a landmark claim against Russia, demanding around US$44 billion in compensation for the climate-warming emissions produced by the war since Russia invaded in February 2022. At the heart of the case lies a novel hypothesis: that wartime emissions—stemming from fossil...