26 April 2025
22 hour ago
Russian Energy Minister: We plan to supply Iran with up to 1 billion barrels of oil.
China has granted some tariff exemptions on American imports and is considering lifting other duties, FT reports
A US-India trade agreement under discussion will cover 19 categories, including greater market access for farm goods, e-commerce, data storage and critical minerals, sources say
Iran's Oil Minister: We will sign a $4 billion agreement with Russian companies to develop seven oil fields in the country
Reuters, citing the British government: We will lift restrictions on sectors in Syria, including financial services and energy production.
European Commission President: We will soon announce a plan to eliminate our dependence on all energy sources and work to diversify them locally.
Chinese Commerce Ministry:nnThere have not been any economic and trade negotiations between China and the US
Trump: "It's costing us $200 billion a year to support Canada. And I say why are we doing that We can make our own cars."
Reports of partial blackout in some districts of Kharkiv after explosions
PM of Ukraine Shmyhal met with United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in Washington
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Iranian counterpart that the US "abuse" of tariffs has lost popularity and isolated itself from the international community, per a Chinese Ministry statement
China tariffs likely coming down to between 50% and 65%, per WSJ
The United States Treasury issued fresh Iran-related sanctions on Tuesday, the Department's website showed, amid ongoing talks between the two countries on Tehran's nuclear program
.@VP announces that "America and India have officially finalized the terms of reference for the trade negotiation" between the two countries
US imposes new duties as high as 3,521% on solar imports from Southeast Asia (Bloomberg)
China has just announced that they will be pulling back from US private equity investments. Chinese state-backed funds are halting new investments in US PE firms due to government pressure. According to PE executives, funds like China Investment Corporation (CIC) have already begun withdrawing planned commitments.
Lavrov: We reject unilateral sanctions against countries.
Trump: The businessmen who criticize tariffs are bad at business, but really bad at politics. They don’t understand or realize that I am the greatest friend that American capitalism has ever had
Starting tomorrow, DHL is stopping deliveries to the US worth more than $800 due to tariffs. DHL says the new taxes are creating more red tape at customs than they can handle right now
6 day ago
South Korea, U.S. to hold '2 2' trade consultation of finance, trade ministers this week
The China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry expressed "extreme indignation and resolute opposition" to the US measures, joining protests from the government and country's shipowners
Georgia has experienced its second blackout in a month. Electricity supply in Tbilisi and the regions of Georgia is limited due to an accident on the Kavkasioni power transmission line. The first line of the Tbilisi metro was temporarily out of service. By this time, the power has already returned to most subscribers.
1 week ago
Complete blackout in Abkhazia due to an accident in the Georgian power grid, Chernomorenergo reported
Trump: We must root out corruption and hold federal employees accountable.
US Energy Secretary: Washington is restoring previously suspended gas export terminal licenses to boost supplies to allies.
1 week ago
Al Masirah TV: 58 killed and 126 injured in US strikes targeting an oil port in Yemen.
Trump: No one can compete with us, and you will see that we will reach a good deal with China.
European Central Bank: We cut our key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. We did this because inflation is on track to settle at around our 2% target
Puerto Rico hit by island-wide power outage
Chinese Ministry of Commerce: The US threat to impose 245% tariffs on China shows that the US has reached an irrational level in using this tool as a weapon