Geopolitics

MUCH NOISE, NO DEALS: Venezuela President Returns From US Visit With No deals, No Firm Election Date - EnergyNow.com

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Venezuela's Maduro returned from Washington empty-handed — no sanctions relief, no oil-for-elections swap, no date certain for a vote the US has demanded since 2019. Washington wants leverage in the Strait crisis; Caracas wants dollar access. Neither got what it came for, so Venezuelan crude stays sanctioned while global supply falls 5.7 million barrels per day.

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Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery Underscores the Geopolitics of Debt - IR Insider

India’s Oil Buyers Squeezed by $123 Crude and Weak Rupee

The Indian crude basket hit $123.29 per barrel last week, approaching levels recorded in March 2012, and adding 86% to the price Indian oil marketing companies pay, local media have reported, also noting the effect of a cheaper rupee. Since Indian companies pay for the oil they buy from abroad in U.

Can Gold Hold Its 2026 Lows as Silver Breaks Below Its Own? - FOREX.com

Lula faces a fiscal reckoning after Brazil’s market rout

Concerns about management of economy trigger worst day for currency in more than 25 years

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Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery Underscores the Geopolitics of Debt - IR Insider

India’s Oil Buyers Squeezed by $123 Crude and Weak Rupee

Can Gold Hold Its 2026 Lows as Silver Breaks Below Its Own? - FOREX.com

Lula faces a fiscal reckoning after Brazil’s market rout