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According to the IEA: Russian oil exports fell by nearly 600 kb/d in June to 7.3 mb/d ... Lower volumes cut estimated oil export revenues by $1.5 bn m-o-m to $11.8 bn (-$9.9 bn y-o-y). This is the lowest export revenue level since February 2023....

"The life of Barbie and Ken in the Soviet Union" by Lara Vychuzhanina

That's how it should work. First, speak loudly against the war. Prove that your businesses are not benefiting - in the case of Tinkov it was easy, as his assets in Russia were expropriated by Putin immediately after speaking out. Then, sanctions could be lifted.

🇷🇺 Russia's emergency rate hike seems to have worked - but its cost will emerge in the coming months a 🧵on RUB, rates and (future) recession

Das Ende des fossilen Zeitalters beginne in Kürze, sagt die Internationale Energieagentur. Doch so einfach ist es nicht nzz.ch/wirtschaft/das… via NZZ

Unglaublich starker Text! Und ein dringender Lesetipp für all jene, die glauben, Putins Unterstützung im Volk schwinde. „Der Mehrheit ging es nie so gut wie heute“, schreibt ein kluger Beobachter aus der Provinz (in der er selbst wohnt): russiapost.info/regions/majori…

The original Michelin Man from 1894. He was is white because rubber tires are naturally white. It was not until 1912 that carbon chemicals were mixed into the white tires, which turned them black. The change was structural, not aesthetic. By adding carbon, tires became more

Georgian dishes as Lego generated by AI

This is an encapsulation of the tables turned in the Kazakhstan-Russia relations: President of Kazakhstan pulls a power move and opens his speech to the visiting Russian delegation headed by Putin speaking Kazakh. You can see the bewilderment and confusion among the delegation

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OIL MARKET: Brent and WTI prices continue to fall despite the OPEC+ deal (or because of the deal, as the market was rightly unimpressed). Importantly, Brent time-spreads are flirting again with contango, with the 2nd-3rd month spread down to single digit cents per barrel | #OOTT

IMPORTANT UPDATE: MSC reroutes Suez traffic to Cape following incident in Red Sea. On 15 December, the MSC Palatium III was attacked while transiting the Red Sea. Fortunately, all crew members are safe with no reported injuries. The vessel suffered minor fire damage and has been

Putin orders seizure of OMV and Wintershall Dea stakes in Russian ventures Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered that Germany's Wintershall Dea and Austria's OMV be stripped of multi-billion-dollar stakes in gas extraction projects in Russia's Arctic. Under the

Qatar pauses LNG traffic through Suez Canal amid escalating tension 🇶🇦🚢 ⚠️ At least 5 LNG vessels controlled by Qatar that were heading to southern end of the Red Sea halted since Friday: ship data 👉 Qatar had been one of a handful of LNG suppliers continuing to use Suez Canal

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Let's just cut through bull**it. Make your own conclusions about OPEC+ cuts. Kpler data. Dotted line = moving average.

During Trump's first term in office, the 🇺🇸US increased tariffs on many trading partners. From an economic perspective, the measures were not a success. A new study by UBS Foundation Professor David Dorn and co-authors shows that the trade policy was nevertheless favorable

If the main thing the US really wants out of a deal with Ukraine is "50% of its rare earth minerals" then I'm surprised this can't be wrapped up pretty quickly. Why? Because Ukraine doesn't HAVE many rare earth resources. Really. As far as anyone knows it's got barely any...