1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (152+ words) The ninth wave of Arab Barometer presents a two-sided picture of Jordanians’ views of the government and the economy. On the one hand, confidence in the government rose to 49%, from 39% in late 2023, while satisfaction with its overall performance reached 61%—clear…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (86+ words) Argentina has announced that it will investigate and sanction oil companies working near the Falkland Islands without authorization, after President Javier Milei said the winds of change favor his country's claim to the archipelago.Britain and Argentina fought a 10-week…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (64+ words) Ammon News US Treasury Chief Bessent predicts oil price drop to $40 following end of Iran conflict Ammon News - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted on Friday that global crude prices could plummet to as low as $40 per barrel once the military…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (118+ words) Public debt usually attracts the attention of economists and ministries of finance far more than that of ordinary citizens. Yet the way public debt is managed may be one of the most important determinants of economic growth, job creation, investment,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (97+ words) Europe's central bankers are leaving an annual getaway with their U.S. counterparts far from reassured that long-standing norms in global cooperation remain intact and worried that more turmoil is ahead for an already testy relationship with Washington, sources familiar with the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (89+ words) President Donald Trump said Friday his administration has reached a huge oil deal with Venezuela that gives the United States majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves.The deal which Trump proclaimed as the biggest oil deal in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (90+ words) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a Friday interview with state television that Iran’s exports and imports had fallen by between 25% and 35%, with imports declining more sharply than exports.“Then some people say sanctions have no effect at all,” Pezeshkian…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (98+ words) Oil prices dropped about 2% on Wednesday, adding to the previous session's losses, on fresh hopes ‌the Strait of Hormuz could reopen after Iran said it had resumed talks with neighbour Oman on managing the strategic waterway.Brent crude futures fell…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (144+ words) Sanctions on Iran are no longer simply an instrument of economic pressure. Washington appears to be gradually moving from a policy of attrition toward an attempt to dry up the system that has allowed Tehran to circumvent sanctions and preserve…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (94+ words) Canada will impose tariffs on some U.S. goods in retaliation for 50% ​levies ordered by President Donald Trump on Canadian products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday, after trade talks collapsed between the two neighbors.The dollar for dollar tariffs ‌on…...