The United Kingdom is preparing to replace its fragmented oversight of cryptoassets with a full financial-services regime. The Financial Conduct Authority’s authorisation gateway opens on September 30, 2026, beginning a five-month application period that closes on February 28, 2027. Approved...
The global diesel market is no longer moving along its familiar lines. For years, African importers relied heavily on nearby Middle Eastern refineries, benefiting from relatively short voyages and the region’s large export-oriented plants. Conflict, refinery outages and growing security...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on August 19 that the Treasury would at least double the maximum size of its long-term bond buybacks, increasing each operation from $2 billion to at least $4 billion. But the expanded program does not...
China’s currency is doing something that once looked unlikely: strengthening while the domestic economy remains uneven and trade tensions stay elevated. As of September 1, 2026, the onshore yuan was trading near 6.72 to the U.S. dollar, close to its...
Cobalt’s latest market cycle is not being driven by collapsing demand. Consumption continues to expand across electric vehicles, portable electronics, aerospace and defence, even as battery manufacturers reduce cobalt intensity and lithium iron phosphate batteries claim a larger share of...
President Donald Trump has presented the new United States–Venezuela oil agreement as the largest petroleum deal in history—one that will expand American access to crude, replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and eventually lower gasoline prices. The headline number is undeniably...
Europe’s natural gas strategy is no longer built around finding the cheapest possible supplier. After years of geopolitical disruption, price shocks and emergency diversification, the region is placing greater value on dependable production, secure transportation and suppliers capable of making...
For investors questioning how much longer the artificial intelligence boom can continue, NVIDIA has delivered a remarkably confident answer. After reporting another record quarter, the chipmaker projected approximately 70% revenue growth for fiscal 2028, far above the roughly 44% growth Wall...
The newest U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods are severe, but they are not universal. Effective August 22, 2026, the United States began charging an additional 50% duty on a targeted group of Canadian imports valued by Ottawa at C$27.6 billion,...
Artificial intelligence has spent several years being valued as a technology story. The bond market is beginning to treat it as something more demanding: a vast capital project that must be financed, operated and eventually made profitable. That shift matters....
