Europe’s biggest oil and gas company more than doubled first-quarter profits as the Iran war and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent energy prices sharply higher.View on euronews …
China orders firms to ignore US Iran sanctions, daring US to enforce crackdown
China orders firms to defy U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil in what analysts call an unprecedented escalation of Beijing’s resistance to Washington.
China Tightens Financial Tap on Iran Oil Trade Ahead of Trump-Xi Talks
China is quietly pulling back where it matters most: money. Regulators have told the country’s biggest banks to halt new lending to five refiners hit by fresh US sanctions over Iranian oil links, …
Abbas Araghchi likely to visit India next week for BRICS meet as Iran pushes bigger role for bloc amid West Asia crisis
The expected visit is being seen as diplomatically significant as it would mark Araghchi’s first trip to India since the outbreak of the ongoing West Asia conflict.
Nation-State Financial Fraud
Broadcast Retirement Network’s Jeffrey Snyder discusses threats to the American financial system by China, Iran, North Korea and Russiawith David Maimon, Phd. of Sentilink and Georgia State University …
China speaks up for Iran’s nuclear rights in key meeting
Iran’s foreign minister is in China for the first time since the war began.
China asks banks to pause new loans to US-sanctioned refiners, Bloomberg News reports
May 6 (Reuters) – China’s financial regulator has advised the country’s largest lenders to temporarily suspend new loans to five refineries recently sanctioned by the U.S. over their ties to Iranian …
Trump’s surprise Iran move sends markets higher
Investors rushed back into risk assets on May 6 as signs of easing tensions between the United States and Iran triggered a sharp reversal across global markets. Oil prices fell, equities climbed and …
Trump’s surprise Iran move sends markets higher
Investors rushed back into risk assets on May 6 as signs of easing tensions between the United States and Iran triggered a sharp reversal across global markets. Oil prices fell, equities climbed and …
Iran War Ceasefire Just Crushed the Odds of a Recession By 10%
For months, investors have been trapped in a market roiled by the Iran war that could swing wildly in a single afternoon based on one Truth Social post by President Trump or one missile strike in the …