The sharp fall in the dollar and the sudden sell-off in US equity futures this week are early signals of a deeper problem with President Donald Trump’s escalating confrontation over Greenland. What’s being framed by the White House as a strategic gambit risks becoming an economic and financial self-own, with consequences that undermine the very US interests the policy claims to defend. Markets react first not to […]
By Nitya Chakraborty 2025 was the year of the maverick U.S. President Donald Trump. The developments during the year beginning January 20 evolved around Trump. He was the key decision-maker, irrespective of what other countries leaders felt. He cared little for the United Nations, WTO, WHO and all other multilateral bodies. He openly said ‘I […]
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By Nitya Chakraborty The annual summit of World Economic Forum began in the Alpine hills of Davos in Switzerland on January 19 with the European leaders and the businessmen rattled over the confrontationist approach taken by the U.S. President Donald Trump on Greenland annexation. After imposing 10 per cent tariff on the EU countries taking […]
The article Davos 2026 Delegates Are Panicky As Trump Is Set To Explode His Policy Bomb On January 21 appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).
By Nitya Chakraborty The Washington talks for discussing the future of Greenland failed on Wednesday with the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland returning back home with the message from White House that Greenland rightfully belongs to USA and Trump will be deciding on the timing of its takeover. The U.S. does not care for […]
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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, the United Arab Emirates’s flagship petroleum producer, is evaluating options to enter Venezuela’s energy industry with a focus on gas projects, signalling a potential strategic pivot that could reshape international investment patterns in one of the world’s most under-utilised hydrocarbon reserves. This deliberation forms part of Adnoc’s broader international expansion plans via its overseas investment arm, XRG, and […]
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers When India’s finance minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman rises to present the 7th Union Budget on February 1, a record of sorts, the moment will carry an uncommon weight. This is no routine fiscal exercise, no mere balancing of columns and commas. Instead, the budget is being cast — by industry leaders, […]
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Matein Khalid The tragic images of the bloodbath in Iran, caused by the regime’s crackdown on protests have horrified the world and amplified the price surge in both oil and precious metal markets, with silver at $95 an ounce and tin up almost 30% in the first two weeks of 2026. Emerging markets will unquestionably be the dominant theme of 2026 now that the macro data suggests […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi-based conglomerate International Holding Company and the United States’ Development Finance Corporation have agreed to jointly deploy capital across emerging and frontier markets, marking one of the most ambitious investment alignments yet between a Gulf corporate heavyweight and Washington’s global development finance arm. The agreement, announced by both parties, sets out a framework to invest at scale in sectors considered critical […]
By K Raveendran Oil prices have jumped roughly six percent in the span of a week, pushing benchmarks to around $63 a barrel and jolting a market that had grown accustomed to softer expectations closer to $50. The move has been swift enough to prompt talk of an over-reaction, not least because traders have already […]
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President Donald Trump said on Monday that any country conducting business with Iran would face a 25% tariff on trade with the United States, signalling a sharp escalation in Washington’s economic pressure as the White House weighs its response to unrest inside Iran marked by widespread anti-government protests. The warning was delivered via a post on Truth Social, where Trump said the measure would take effect immediately […]
By Nantoo Banerjee The theatres of state-sponsored piracy are expanding, from the traditional Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Somali Basin to the Black Sea and now the Atlantic. The recent US seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker, Marinera, originally known as the Bella-1, after pursuing the vessel for weeks across the Atlantic, may be considered as […]
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By Nitya Chakraborty U.S. commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s stunning podcast on Thursday claiming that the bilateral India-US trade deal was almost ready but was not signed as Prime Minister did not call the U.S. President Donald Trump as was expected by the Americans. This lack of proper gesture on the part of the Indian PM […]
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President Donald Trump pressed executives from major oil companies on Friday to commit at least $100 billion of private capital to rebuild Venezuela’s depleted oil industry, but several leaders voiced deep reservations about the risks and structural barriers to doing business in the South American country. The meeting, held in the East Room of the White House and attended by representatives from ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and other […]
President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of a planned second wave of military attacks on Venezuela, pointing to improved cooperation from the country’s interim leadership and gestures such as the release of political prisoners and discussions on oil infrastructure. The decision marks a shift in the U. S. approach after its forces ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month, and underscores Washington’s focus on stabilising relations […]
Donald Trump has said he will not grant a presidential pardon to Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, making clear that the disgraced entrepreneur will continue to serve his prison sentence if Trump returns to the White House. Speaking in an interview, Trump dismissed speculation that he might intervene on behalf of Bankman-Fried, who was sentenced to 25 years in federal […]
President Donald Trump has unveiled a proposal to bar large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes from 2026, framing the move as a bid to ease housing affordability pressures and tilt the market back towards owner-occupiers. The announcement, delivered during a campaign-style address, triggered immediate market reactions and reopened a contentious debate over the role of corporate capital in the US housing market. Under the plan […]
A landmark agreement between Caracas and Washington will see up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude oil exported to the United States under terms announced by President Donald Trump, marking a major shift in energy geopolitics and offering a potential reprieve to Venezuela’s embattled oil sector. The arrangement, underscored by negotiations that could divert barrels previously bound for China, elevates the United States into a key […]
By Nitya Chakraborty India’s isolation from Global South on the issue of Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is now complete. Prime Minister Narendra Modi claims himself as the leader of Global South. Both at the SCO summit and BRICS meeting last year, Modi was active in articulating the aspirations and the programmes of the developing and […]
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World leaders have mounted robust diplomatic resistance against Washington’s unprecedented military operation that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the United States to face federal charges. Amid escalating rhetoric from President Donald Trump’s administration about extending U. S. influence beyond Venezuela, governments in Latin America, Europe and Asia have criticised what they view as a breach of international norms and a threat to national […]
By Nitya Chakraborty The invasion of Venezuela by the United States on the early hours of January 3 along with the kidnapping of President Nicholas Maduro and his wife marks a new phase in Donald Trump’s foreign policy which has been termed by The Guardian columnist as “naked imperialism”. The announcement by Trump that the […]
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U. S President Donald Trump intensified geopolitical tensions by openly warning of possible military action against Colombia following a dramatic U. S. operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro. Trump made the comments aboard Air Force One, accusing Colombian President Gustavo Petro of presiding over a “sick” government and suggesting Colombia could be targeted if illicit drug and security concerns were not addressed, […]
Washington moved to recalibrate its public posture on Venezuela as Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined a strategy centred on economic coercion rather than direct governance, while President Donald Trump repeated assertions that the United States would be “in charge” following the removal of Nicolás Maduro. The contrasting messages underscored tensions inside the administration over how far Washington should go in reshaping the oil-rich South American […]
Taiwanese security officials and lawmakers have been assessing the implications of Donald Trump’s hardline language on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, viewing it as a signal of how a future Trump administration might project power abroad and deter coercive moves by Beijing, even as they privately acknowledge that no arrest of the Venezuelan leader has taken place. The discussion reflects Taipei’s constant effort to read Washington’s intentions amid growing […]
Matein Khalid 2026 has started with a bullish bang for my Dr. Copper trade, even though a single trading session when half of Asia is still getting over its New Year’s Day hangover is hardly an optimal sample size. Yet as I see LME spot copper trade at $12500 a metric ton, I feel exhilarated as this is precisely the breakout I flagged for my friends and […]
