N'GATTAKRO, Costa de Marfil, 1ero de mayo de 2025 — Jean Mari Konan Yao dice que está pasando apuros en sus cultivos de cacao en Costa de Marfil, que produce casi la mitad del suministro mundial de este grano, la principal materia prima del chocolate, informó Prensa Asociada. Al igu...

At the end of April, crude oil prices settled at the lowest in four years. The immediate reason was a report that Saudi Arabia was fed up with production cuts and was willing to give cheaper oil for a longer go. The other reason: Trump’s tariffs. Ironically, the tariff fear pressuring prices is related to economic growth prospects. Yet cheap oil is a great fuel for economic growth—which is why oil importers are happy. Exporters, not so much. Reuters reported earlier this week, citing unnamed sources, that Saudi Arabia had no intention…

Although the ‘No Iranian Energy Act’ was introduced to U.S. lawmakers on April Fools’ Day it is no joke as far as the Americans are concerned and the Iraqis will find little cause for merriment in its contents either. As highlighted by Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Congressman August Pfluger, this legislation is part of President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran’s leaders. “[These] are the world’s most dangerous state sponsors of terrorism, [and] the Iranian regime is…

El fallo marcó la primera vez que un juez se pronunció sobre los méritos de la invocación por parte de Trump de la autoridad en tiempos de guerra otorgada en 1798. WASHINGTON 1ero de mayo de 2025— Un juez federal designado por el presidente Don...

Monday’s massive power outage in Spain and Portugal, Europe’s worst blackout, triggered a lot of questions, concerns, and a blame game of who done it. On Monday midday, a sudden massive outage hit the electricity transmission systems of Spain and Portugal, and briefly parts of France, in a very rare blackout in Europe, whose causes are yet to be determined. The blackout, which began at around 12:00 PM GMT on Monday, hit major cities and transportation networks, leaving authorities scrambling to restore power and ascertain…

1 de mayo de 2025 - Las exportaciones petroleras de Venezuela cayeron casi un 20%, a unos 700.000 barriles por día (bpd), en abril, su nivel más bajo en nueve meses. Esto se debió a que las cancelaciones de carga a la productora estadounidense Chevron (CVX.N), obligaron a los barcos a regresar...

Global oil markets are entering a pivotal phase as exploration-driven reserve replacement lags. With only a few bright spots like Namibia and Guyana, estimates suggest that just 25–30% of the oil consumed each year is currently being offset by new discoveries. This growing shortfall, combined with forecasts that US shale production will peak in the 2030s, sets the stage for a tightening global supply outlook. If no major new discoveries are made, the world could face an 18 million barrels per day deficit by 2040, assuming demand projections…

1 de mayo de 2025.- Este jueves, la presidenta del Instituto Autónomo Consejo Nacional de Derechos de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes de Venezuela (Idenna), Anahí Arismendi, se reunió con representantes de UNICEF en Caracas para denunciar el secuestro de la niña venezolana Maikelys por parte del gobiern...

The United States and Ukraine have signed an agreement giving the US access to Ukraine’s valuable rare minerals in a deal that Ukraine hopes will ensure continued American support for Kyiv in its war with Russia. The agreement establishes the United-States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, which the US Treasury Department said will allow the two countries to “work collaboratively and invest together to ensure that our mutual assets, talents, and capabilities can accelerate Ukraine’s economic recovery.” US Treasury…

1 de mayo de 2025.- Desde Tokio hasta Turín, de Taipéi a París, decenas de miles de trabajadores participaron en las marchas del Primero de Mayo, que destacaron la creciente ira por la agresiva agenda arancelaria del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, y los temores de inestabilidad económic...

1 de mayo de 2025.- En la Plaza Venezuela se congregaron distintos sectores en una movilización que, lejos de ser homogénea, representó la compleja realidad política y social del país. A pesar de sus diferencias ideológicas, los asistentes coincidieron en una demanda central: el aumento del sa...

The nationalization of the Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan has not lived up to official billing, in terms of expanding the flow of revenue into state coffers and driving growth. Company figures show production has steadily fallen in recent years, and income for the state budget has declined. President Sadyr Japarov’s administration took over management of the mine in 2021 from Centerra Gold, a Canadian firm, amid allegations of environmental hazards and mismanagement, as well as a dispute over profit-sharing arrangements. In 2022, after a…

Venezuela’s oil lifeline is unraveling—and it’s not just because of collapsing infrastructure or chronic mismanagement. It’s geopolitics, sanctions, and desperation, all swirling around Caracas as the U.S. slams the door shut. Last week, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez showed up in Beijing with an urgent ask: Buy more oil. Fast. With President Trump booting Chevron and other foreign firms out of the country by May 27 and slapping 25% tariffs on anyone who dares to buy Venezuelan crude, Caracas is scrambling…

Venezuela’s oil lifeline is unraveling—and it’s not just because of collapsing infrastructure or chronic mismanagement. It’s geopolitics, sanctions, and desperation, all swirling around Caracas as the U.S. slams the door shut. Last week, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez showed up in Beijing with an urgent ask: Buy more oil. Fast. With President Trump booting Chevron and other foreign firms out of the country by May 27 and slapping 25% tariffs on anyone who dares to buy Venezuelan crude, Caracas is scrambling…

Venezuela’s oil lifeline is unraveling—and it’s not just because of collapsing infrastructure or chronic mismanagement. It’s geopolitics, sanctions, and desperation, all swirling around Caracas as the U.S. slams the door shut. Last week, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez showed up in Beijing with an urgent ask: Buy more oil. Fast. With President Trump booting Chevron and other foreign firms out of the country by May 27 and slapping 25% tariffs on anyone who dares to buy Venezuelan crude, Caracas is scrambling…

1 de mayo de 2025.- El 1 de mayo de 2025, Francia fue escenario de tensas manifestaciones en el marco de las tradicionales movilizaciones por el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores. Las protestas se desarrollaron con incidentes en los que se produjeron enfrentamientos entre los manifestantes y la ...

Es 1 de Mayo de 2025. Han transcurrido 121 días del año y faltan 244 días para su terminación. Hoy es jueves. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la ciencia, ...

Just one week ago, China seemingly couldn't get enough of gold, and the price of spot briefly touched a record $3500 as a result of, among other things, staggering inflows into Chinese gold ETFs such as the Huaan Yifu, Bosera and Guotai gold ETFs. But, as with all things momentum-based in China, it's easy come, easy go in the land of Dragons, and as Goldman commodity trader Adam Gillard writes, China liquidated what it bought last week ahead of the Labor Day holiday, resulting in total onshore positioning now 5% off the ATH. And while China’s…

1 de mayo de 2025.- Tras mantener un bajo perfil después de su derrota electoral, la exvicepresidenta Kamala Harris reapareció este miércoles en la escena política en un discurso donde criticó duramente al presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, y alertó que el país está al borde de una "crisis constitu...

OPEC just pulled a plot twist. Instead of raising production as planned, the cartel’s April output dropped by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 27.24 million bpd, according to a new Bloomberg survey published on Thursday. Half the decline came from Venezuela, where Chevron and other producers are winding down ahead of renewed U.S. sanctions. But the real head-scratcher? The UAE and Saudi Arabia—who had clearance to pump more—barely budged. The UAE actually cut oil production by 80,000 bpd, despite securing a carve-out to raise…