According to Bloomberg, which is based on collected vessel tracking data, Chinese oil refineries are continuing to purchase Russian oil, while India has decided not to accept it. The agency reported that the amount of Russian oil sent to Chinese ports rose to 2.09 million barrels each day during the first 18 days of February.  In January, approximately 1.72 million barrels of oil were...

According to Bloomberg, which is citing data from the US Treasury Department, the amount of money flowing into US stocks from non-US investors increased by 134% in 2025, reaching a total of $720.1 billion. By comparison, the figure for 2024 was $307.5 billion.  Bloomberg points out that this situation greatly goes against the "sell America" idea, which suggests removing US assets from...

The change in focus towards phasing out vehicles powered by internal combustion engines in favor of electric vehicles (EVs) has led to losses of at least $65 billion for global automakers in 2025, as reported by The Financial Times. The publication points out that these losses might rise considerably.  The significant change in US policy, which has removed financial incentives for electric...

The eurozone economy grew by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2025 when compared to the third quarter, as updated figures from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics agency, show. Year-on-year, GDP growth was 1.3%. The results matched what was already announced earlier and also aligned with the predictions from analysts who were surveyed by Trading Economics. In the third quarter of 2025, the...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen thinks that high energy prices in the EU are partly because the region still relies on fossil fuels, and she stressed the need to invest in cleaner energy sources. The EC President stated on Wednesday during a discussion at the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg that the issue stems from the absence of sufficient interconnectors...

Chinese regulators told financial institutions to lower their investments in US Treasury bonds, pointing to the dangers of having too much concentrated exposure and the potential for market fluctuations, according to Bloomberg. According to Bloomberg sources, officials are encouraging banks to decrease their buying of US Treasuries and advising financial institutions that hold a significant...

The European Commission became aware of the Paris prosecutor's office investigation into the French operations of social media platform X through the media, and the EC is currently engaging with French authorities on the matter, according to EC spokesperson Thomas Regnier. “We are in communication with the French authorities regarding this and other matters, but I would like to remind you of the...

The market has been in a downward trend for the past year because there is evidence showing that demand is becoming weaker. So far, prices have dropped by nearly 70% from the highest levels they reached at the end of 2024. The value of March cocoa futures in New York dropped by 5.9% on Friday, with the price declining to $3,931 per ton, marking the lowest level since November 2023. In December...

The US Treasury Department has released a general license that permits the export, sale, storage, and refining of oil within the country, provided that these activities are carried out by a legal entity that is officially registered in the United States. According to the general license, which was posted on Thursday by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a division of the U.S. Treasury,...