Inflation expectations are currently trending north, driven by the unraveling oil price shock, with a roughly 70% surge in crude oil prices this year driven by the Middle East war, intensifying fears of a renewed inflation spurt. The U.S. one-year inflation swap rate has recently surged above 3%, marking its highest level since late 2025. A recent Bank of America survey found that 45% of fund managers now expect higher global inflation over the next year, a sharp rise from just 9% a month ago. The survey indicates that market participants expect…

18 de marzo de 2026.- La medida establece el costo del pasaje mínimo urbano en 100 bolívares, mientras que los sistemas de transporte dependientes del Estado fijaron su tarifa en 80 bolívares. De acuerdo con el documento oficial, el incremento a 80 bolívares aplica de manera inmediata para el Met...

Energy interests are helping to fuel fresh efforts aimed at normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations. Meeting on the sidelines of a gathering sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, along with his minister for infrastructure, Davit Khudatyan, talked with Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar to explore a variety of energy-related connectivity issues.  “We discussed infrastructure and energy issues that will contribute to lasting peace and stability in our region; within…

18 de marzo de 2026.- Varias secciones del yacimiento de gas South Pars —el más grande del mundo— fueron cerradas en Irán este miércoles tras bombardeos de Estados Unidos e Israel, reporta la agencia Fars News citando a las autoridades locales. Los tramos en cuestión fueron puestos fuera de servi...

Saudi Arabia's oil exports through its Yanbu port on ‌the Red Sea are projected to reach a record high of 3.8 million barrels per day in March after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran virtually cut off exports via the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The Kingdom can pump up to 7 million barrels per day through its East?West pipeline, of which 5 mb/d are available for export.  Saudi Arabia has been using drag-reducing agents (DRAs) to speed up oil flows to Yanbu and mitigate loss of exports through Hormuz. DRAs are friction-reducing…

Saudi Arabia's oil exports through its Yanbu port on ‌the Red Sea are projected to reach a record high of 3.8 million barrels per day in March after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran virtually cut off exports via the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The Kingdom can pump up to 7 million barrels per day through its East?West pipeline, of which 5 mb/d are available for export.  Saudi Arabia has been using drag-reducing agents (DRAs) to speed up oil flows to Yanbu and mitigate loss of exports through Hormuz. DRAs are friction-reducing…

El paradigma económico venezolano atraviesa una metamorfosis definitiva este primer trimestre de 2026. Lo que durante décadas fue un modelo estrictamente dependiente de la renta petrolera, hoy se transforma en una estructura multifactorial que prioriza la manufactura, la agroindustria y la tec...

Crude oil inventories in the United States increased by 6.2 million barrels during the week ending March 13, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The increase brings commercial stockpiles to 449.3 million barrels according to government data, which is still 1% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories saw a surprise build of 6.556 million barrels…

Oil and natural gas markets surged after Iran signaled it could retaliate against key regional energy infrastructure following reported strikes on its upstream assets. Brent crude climbed as much as 6% to $10.56 per barrel, while Europe’s gas benchmark jumped nearly 8%, highlighting mounting fears of supply disruption. Tehran said U.S. and Israeli forces targeted the South Pars gas field and associated facilities in Asaluyeh. The strike marks a significant escalation, representing the first direct attack on Iran’s upstream production…

Oil and natural gas markets surged after Iran signaled it could retaliate against key regional energy infrastructure following reported strikes on its upstream assets. Brent crude climbed as much as 6% to $10.56 per barrel, while Europe’s gas benchmark jumped nearly 8%, highlighting mounting fears of supply disruption. Tehran said U.S. and Israeli forces targeted the South Pars gas field and associated facilities in Asaluyeh. The strike marks a significant escalation, representing the first direct attack on Iran’s upstream production…

Oil and natural gas markets surged after Iran signaled it could retaliate against key regional energy infrastructure following reported strikes on its upstream assets. Brent crude climbed as much as 6% to $10.56 per barrel, while Europe’s gas benchmark jumped nearly 8%, highlighting mounting fears of supply disruption. Tehran said U.S. and Israeli forces targeted the South Pars gas field and associated facilities in Asaluyeh. The strike marks a significant escalation, representing the first direct attack on Iran’s upstream production…

El reciente apagón nacional en Cuba, más que una crisis energética, representa la materialización de una estrategia geopolítica que busca asfixiar a un país, denunció este martes el periodista brasileño Gustavo Tapioca. En un artículo de opinión publicado en el portal Brasil 247 con...

El expresidente español José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero dijo este martes a Estados Unidos que si quiere ver a Venezuela estable debe contribuir en la economía, que ha enfrentado crisis y sanciones, principalmente impuestas por Washington. Estas declaraciones fueron dadas a la prensa, l...

El Pentágono declaró la semana pasada que EE.UU. gastó alrededor de 11.300 millones de dólares en tan solo una semana de su agresión contra Irán. Mientras, un asesor económico de Donald Trump, Kevin Hassett, cifró ese gasto en 12.000 millones de dólares. Sin embargo, esas cifras pal...

El presidente de la República de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, denunció la escalada de hostilidad de los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.), al señalar que la Administración estadounidense amenaza públicamente y casi a diario con derrocar por la fuerza el orden constitucional en la nación caribeña. ...

La decisión la tomó la presidenta encargada Delcy Rodríguez, "...para que nuestra juventud salga a las calles, a las plazas, a los parques y a las canchas a festejar" el campeonato mundial de beisbol, alcanzado luego de derrotar a EEUU en la gran final 3-2. Quedan exceptuados de la m...

Oil prices surged sharply on Wednesday as the Iran conflict continued to disrupt flows through the Persian Gulf, with the global benchmark pulling decisively away from U.S. crude as the Brent-WTI spread widened to roughly $10 per barrel, signaling mounting stress in seaborne supply markets. Brent crude climbed to about $108.40 per barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate traded near $98.50, according to pricing on Oilprice.com, pushing the spread to its widest level in months and well above its typical $2-$5 range.  The divergence reflects…

Terminó su participación en el Clásico Mundial de Beisbol con promedio de .385, producto de diez imparables El antesalista de la selección venezolana, Maikel García, fue premiado como el Jugador Más Valioso del Clásico Mundial de Beisbol, siendo una de las figuras determinantes para...

Los gobiernos de Venezuela y India suscribieron un memorando de entendimiento orientado a reforzar la cooperación en materia de salud, con el objetivo de facilitar la adquisición de medicamentos, informó este martes el Ministerio de Salud venezolano. De acuerdo con una nota

Iranian authorities have confirmed that the country's powerful security chief, Ali Larijani, has been killed, the highest profile official to die since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of US and Israeli air strikes on February 28. Ali Larijani was killed along with his son Morteza, his deputy Alireza Bayat, and several bodyguards, the Secretariat of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said in a statement late on March 17. Larijani was secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. The council's statement came about…