China and Australia get into dispute over coal for Chinese power plants
According to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, China's shift away from quality coal will translate into a deterioration in trade relations between the two countries.
The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey over the purchase of Russian weapons
Relations between key NATO allies have reached a freezing point. The United States has imposed long-awaited sanctions on Turkey. The reason is the purchase of Russian...
Biden’s plans to ‘green’ economy drive metal prices upward
US President-elect Joe Biden is set to spend up to two trillion dollars from public budgets to promote environmentally friendly technologies. The catch is that...
European Commission gives green light to German exit from coal
Germany will be able to implement its plan for a total shift away from coal-fired power plants. The first should be to get rid of...
Norwegian mining companies plan to increase investment next year
Norwegian oil and gas companies expect a good 2021. They plan to increase their investment in new mining projects compared to the original plan....
Asian countries have created the world’s largest trading bloc. USA excluded
Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries signed an agreement on Sunday morning central European time to create the world's largest free-trade bloc. The United States, which withdrew from...
British pound weakens in response to worse economic growth numbers
Thursday's trading brought the British pound to a weakening of its exchange rate against major currencies. Behind the depreciation is data on the development...
Wall Street says Donald Trump won’t reverse election result
Investors in US financial markets feared before the presidential election that Donald Trump would not want to leave office in the event of a...
Fed left monetary policy unchanged and dollar weakened
The outcome of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors meeting is to leave loose monetary policy unchanged. The Fed has even signaled its readiness...
Hong Kong plans to regulate all cryptocurrency trading platforms
The Hong Kong government is preparing a change in the rules for regulating platforms for trading all kinds of cryptocurrencies. This follows a speech by...
