Miércoles, 27 de mayo de 2026.- Las redes sociales se han llenado de comparaciones tras hacerse virales las diferencias en los recibimientos oficiales de Xi Jinping a Vladimir Putin y Donald Trump. Los gestos, el protocolo y la puesta en escena han generado todo tipo de interpretaciones y debate...

As Washington races to build a rare earth supply chain that can survive the Pentagon’s 2027 ban on Chinese-origin materials, REalloys (NASDAQ: ALOY) has locked in long-term supply from one of the largest known heavy rare earth deposits in the world. The company announced last Thursday that it has signed a definitive 15-year offtake agreement with Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML) covering 15% of Phase 1 production from the Tanbreez project in southern Greenland, a massive heavy rare earth deposit containing Dysprosium and Terbium, the…

Miércoles, 27 de mayo de 2026.- Investigan oro de Venezuela, Dubái entra en escena y crece la presión. La investigación del caso Plus Ultra suma nuevas ramificaciones internacionales con foco en Venezuela, Dubái, Francia y Suiza. Según documentación judicial citada por varios medios, las pesquis...

Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump paid a visit to Beijing for a high-level summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with a view to stabilizing bilateral trade, securing new business deals, and seeking China's diplomatic leverage to help manage the conflict in Iran. Trump traveled with a delegation of high-level American CEOs to encourage China to open its markets to U.S. tech companies, and managed to secure several multibillion-dollar deals. The summit yielded a modest tactical detente and improved diplomatic normalcy between the two rival…

Miércoles, 27 de mayo de 2026.- El plan oculto contra EEUU, Trump está desesperado y ¿dónde está Jamenei? ¿Está siendo Donald Trump engañado en Oriente Medio? Analizamos las claves del plan oculto de Irán con Estados Unidos y el misterio geopolítico que rodea la firma del acuerdo nuclear. ...

Global oil inventories are fast approaching a critical point, with Asia the first facing “minimum operational levels” and Europe close behind. This is the latest in a growing series of warnings from industry experts about the state of oil supply and the prospects of a severe shortage. It seems the world is running out of time to avert a much bigger crisis than we already have. Asia is already struggling with supply, Jeff Currie, Senior Advisor at the Carlyle Group, told CNBC this week. Speaking on the sidelines of an industry event…

A Russian tanker carrying 270,000 barrels of diesel fuel, which is under US and EU sanctions, spent weeks trying to reach crisis-hit Cuba, which is also under US sanctions, as well as amid what's essentially become a full energy blockade, but has failed to reach the island nation and turned southward toward Brazil. The exiled Russian outlet, The Insider, has detailed the following based on maritime tracking data: The Russian-flagged tanker Universal (IMO: 9384306), which had been drifting for almost a month in the Sargasso Sea approaching…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 2.8 million barrels in the week ending May 22. In the week prior, US crude oil inventories fell by 9.1 million barrels. US crude inventories have risen by 22 million barrels so far this year, according to API data. Inventories in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) continue to draw down in an attempt to alleviate the pressure on prices. For week ending May 22, 9.1 million barrels left the SPR, bringing the new total to 365.1 million barrels—the…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 2.8 million barrels in the week ending May 22. In the week prior, US crude oil inventories fell by 9.1 million barrels. US crude inventories have risen by 22 million barrels so far this year, according to API data. Inventories in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) continue to draw down in an attempt to alleviate the pressure on prices. For week ending May 22, 9.1 million barrels left the SPR, bringing the new total to 365.1 million barrels—the…

27 de mayo de 2026- El pasado martes, funcionarios de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB), adscritos específicamente a la URIA-21 y el D-213 del CZGNB-21 del estado Táchira incautaron 54 envoltorios de presunta marihuana, los cuales equivalen a un peso neto de 30,220 kilogramos, infor...

Floating solar farms could be significantly more efficient than solar farms on land thanks to the natural cooling effects of seawater, according to new findings from a comparative study conducted by researchers from the National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) in Taiwan. The floating solar panels used in the study produced 12 percent more energy than the on-land models, with potentially huge implications for global energy security and decarbonization pathways. The study, published this month in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy,…

27 de mayo de 2026.- El banquero de inversiones francés Matthieu Pigasse y el fondo de inversiones Centerview, del que es socio, habrían sido elegidos por Venezuela para reestructurar la deuda de unos 150.000 millones de dólares. Partidario del Partido Socialista en Francia y crítico del gobierno...

The sudden halt of liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows from the Middle East has prompted Asian buyers to seek long-term solutions to secure supply from sources not needing the blocked Strait of Hormuz. As Qatar’s LNG shipments are under force majeure until at least mid-August and full LNG export capacity may not be restored for another five years, LNG customers are looking to sign long-term supply deals with exporters outside of conflict areas. Thailand, the top LNG importer in Southeast Asia, is now looking to boost its U.S. gas supply to…

27 de mayo de 2026.- Los trabajadores de la salud privada en Uruguay realizan hoy un paro general parcial y movilización en reclamo de condiciones laborales. Los afiliados a la Federación Uruguaya de la Salud (FUS) se concentrarán en el monumento conocido como el Obelisco y marcharán hasta la sed...

China just expanded its national emissions trading scheme to cover steel production. The EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism entered its definitive phase in January, putting a financial penalty on emissions-intensive steel. Simandou, the world's largest untapped deposit of high-grade iron ore, shipped its first cargoes to China in late 2025. The market for lower-grade ore is contracting. The market for ore that can feed cleaner steelmaking is growing. BHP just canceled the project that would have positioned it for the second market. Instead,…

27 de mayo de 2026.- La República Bolivariana de Venezuela rechazó categóricamente las declaraciones emitidas por el presidente de la República Cooperativa de Guyana, Irfaan Ali, desde el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba. El Gobierno venezolano calificó los pronunciamientos como provocadores y s...

27 de mayo de 2026.- El presidente boliviano, Rodrigo Paz, tiene hoy las manos libres para decretar el estado de excepción sin requisitos limitantes en la represión contra quienes exigen su renuncia en bloqueos y marchas, tras promulgar la Ley 1732. La noche de este martes, casi inmediatamente tr...

With Election Day fast approaching, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government is hoping that shows of support from the United States and European Union will give it a boost at the polls. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio paid a brief visit to Yerevan on May 26, during which he signed a Charter on Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership together with his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan. The two also inked a framework agreement concerning the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, envisioned as a key cog in the…

Germany’s day-ahead electricity prices soared by 29% on Wednesday as a heatwave across Europe boosted cooling demand while low wind speeds reduced wind power generation. The lower wind speeds and the resulting lower power output from wind turbines are raising the need to fire up natural gas and coal-fired power production, which is more expensive than wind power generation. An early heatwave is sweeping through northwest Europe with unusually high temperatures these days, lifting demand for air conditioning. Forecasts for Thursday’s…

Germany’s day-ahead electricity prices soared by 29% on Wednesday as a heatwave across Europe boosted cooling demand while low wind speeds reduced wind power generation. The lower wind speeds and the resulting lower power output from wind turbines are raising the need to fire up natural gas and coal-fired power production, which is more expensive than wind power generation. An early heatwave is sweeping through northwest Europe with unusually high temperatures these days, lifting demand for air conditioning. Forecasts for Thursday’s…