China avoids deflation in 2025 as December CPI hits 34-month high
Inflation continues to trend higher China’s consumer price inflation rose 0.8% year-on-year in December, up from 0.7%, the highest level…
Inflation may keep Fed on hold until after Powell’s chair term ends
Inflation may not subside quickly enough for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to deliver another interest-rate cut before his term…
Latest Trump move on Fed may have hit a tripwire, with a rally behind Powell
After years of berating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump may have hit a tripwire in launching a…
Reglobalization: Rewiring the world economy for a new era of growth
Global trade has entered a new phase after decades of globalization. Despite narratives of “deglobalization”, global trade has continued to…
Vitol, Trafigura offer Venezuelan oil to Indian, Chinese refiners for March delivery, sources say
Vitol and Trafigura have started discussions on Venezuelan crude oil sales with refiners in India and China for cargoes to…
China’s Sinograin sells out soybean auction ahead of US shipments
China’s state stockpiler Sinograin sold all 1.1 million metric tons of soybeans offered at its fourth auction since December on…
Tracking the energy transition: Where are we now?
Following our first stock take in 2024, we conducted a follow-up review of the energy transition in 2025 by evaluating…