Arctic Shipping Route Promises A Lot, But Delivers Far Less
Shorter distance cannot yet overcome the triple threat of Western sanctions, unpredictable ice behaviour, and prohibitive operational costs...
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Middle East conflict: Trump administration official teases US’ next move for oil market
According to Scott Bessent, the addition of sanctioned Iranian oil into global supplies would help keep oil prices down for the next 10 to 14 days...
Sanctions or war, the dollar always wins
Many countries are becoming less comfortable relying completely on the dollar, which has triggered ongoing discussions about de-dollarisation...
Building the global gold wall
While fiscal dominance provided the combustible material for the gold rally, geopolitical fragmentation acted as the spark...
Start-up of the Week: Duna targets one-click business onboarding
Duna's Onboard, built with the standards of regulated enterprises top of mind, provides compliant onboarding journeys optimised for conversion...
Inside the hidden engine of sanctions
Buyers will face growing compliance risks under the latest American sanctions...
A decade of debt expansion
The combination of higher yields, bespoke terms and less oversight makes private credit very attractive...
In its first meeting of 2026, OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid geopolitical turmoil
The eight OPEC+ members, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the UAE, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Iraq, Algeria and Oman, raised oil output targets by around 2.9 million barrels per day in 2025...
Russia’s Arctic power play
For all of Russia’s talk of Arctic dominance, its ability to sustain large-scale Arctic expansion and innovation is in doubt...
Oil prices dip as Novorossiysk Port resumes loadings
Novorossiysk Port resumed oil loadings on November 16, according to media reports and LSEG data...