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While the latest IMF forecasts were mostly lost in the din surrounding the start of earnings season, besides the now standard cuts to global growth forecasts,…
Last week, the Treasury Department revealed that the federal deficit hit $1.1 trillion in the first half of the fiscal year ending in March, $432…
Last year, stock and bond returns tumbled after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates at the fastest speed in 40 years. It was the first time…
The U.S. dollar has dominated global trade and capital flows over many decades. However, as Visual Capitalist's Bruo Venditti details below, many nations are looking for alternatives…
The European Parliament has now approved legislation to phase in a levy on high-carbon imports based on the CO2 emitted in producing them. As Statista's Martin…
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the temporary blockage of its Black Sea ports have redirected the flow of grain from Ukraine. One of the world's leading producers…
Did you know that central banks bought more gold last year than any year in the past 55 years—since 1967? Though most don’t realize it,…
Environmentalists are up in arms over apparent slack added to the Group of Seven's energy and environmental goals, after ministers decided that the 'war in…
Just as the EV price wars are heating up, Volkswagen has launched its much awaited ID7 sedan. Expected to be priced around $38,000 to $40,000 for the…
Electric vehicle (EV) sales have grown rapidly over the past few years, but have they managed to make a dent in the global market? To…
WSJ cited data from multiple auto data providers that show the market shift and what appears to be an emerging discount wave on new vehicles, granted lending…
Here's a peculiar sentiment check that we're sure will have liberal voting soccer moms across the nation stunned: it looks as though the country simply…
Europe has been weaning itself off Russian crude, refined products, and natural gas in the wake of the war in Ukraine. But the dependency on…
The U.S. has a dynamic electricity mix, with a range of energy sources generating electricity at different times of the day. At all times, the…
Bills introduced in the Texas House and Senate would create a state-issued, gold-backed digital currency. Enactment of this legislation would create an option for people…
The Middle East and North Africa account for some 48 percent of the world’s daily production of desalinated water, according to a report by BNC Intelligence. Desalination is…
There’s no sign of a slowdown in central bank gold buying. In February, central bank gold reserves rose by another 52 tons, according to the latest…
If China thought the trade war with Trump was bad, little did they know how much worse it would get under Joe "Big Guy" Biden.…
The spread between hard-red winter wheat and soft-red winter wheat has blown out to a record high as drought threatens crop yields across the Midwest…
Shares of Tesla continue to dip despite news that the company's deliveries in China rose 19% in March. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA)…