Emerging Markets

The Crisis in Venezuela Could Send Oil Prices Soaring

By Nick Cunningham, Oilprice.com

Venezuela’s deteriorating crisis is “going to be the biggest geopolitical story to watch in the oil markets," according to Helima Croft of RBC Capital Markets. The economic, political and security...
The Risk That Could Drive Oil Prices Higher in a Hurry

By Nick Cunningham, Oilprice.com

The latest rally in oil prices ran up against a wall yet again, and the same fears about oversupply have not receded in the slightest. The expectation from most oil analysts is that there is very...
The Chernobyl Wasteland Could Find New Use as a Huge Solar Farm

By Irina Slav, Oilprice.com

Energy independence, especially if you don’t particularly like the country you currently depend on, is a very strong motivator for the adoption of renewable energy. Ukraine has recently become a...
Why US Companies Are Left Out as Iran Gets Back to Business

By Patrick Smith

It’s hard to say who pounced more quickly, the Iranians or the rest of the world, when punishing international sanctions were lifted last month. In a matter of days, the Islamic Republic is back in...
Here’s How Iran Will Rejoin the Global Financial System

By Jonathan Saul, Reuters

Iran is set to re-engage with the banking world within weeks as international lenders link up with their Iranian counterparts using global transaction network SWIFT, Iran's Middle East Bank and a...

Oil Prices Slide to 11-Year Low, but OPEC Keeps Pumping

By AMANDA COOPER, Reuters

Brent crude oil prices hit their lowest in more than 11 years on Monday, driven down by a relentless rise in global supply that looks set to outpace demand again next year. Oil production is running...
Here’s Why U.S. Investors Are Getting Excited About Iran

By Mike Bird, Business Insider

Iran is entering the global economy, and some investment-bank analysts are starting to get pretty excited. Most outsiders see Iran as an anti-Semitic Islamic state run by extremists who tolerate...
Can ISIS Save the Russian Economy for Putin?

By Rob Garver

Western governments presented a united front in imposing economic sanctions on Russia in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s decision first to invade part of Ukraine in 2014 and later to continue supporting...
Here’s How Climate Change Could Drag 100 Million People into Poverty

By Megan Rowling, Reuters

Without the right policies to keep the poor safe from extreme weather and rising seas, climate change could drive over 100 million more people into poverty by 2030, the World Bank said on Sunday. In...
China vs. Yellen: 3 Scenarios That Will Determine the Fate of the Global Economy

By Anthony Mirhaydari

It's pretty clear by now: The theme of the economic expansion of the last few years, and the powerful bull run in global markets, has been the aggressive effort by central banks to paper over...

New Study Says America is Losing its Innovative Edge

By David Ewing Duncan, The Fiscal Times, The Fiscal Times

Are Americans losing their creativity and falling behind on innovation? It’s easy to suppose the decline of the American mind, but evidence suggests otherwise.
Clean Energy Funding Issues May Attract Investment from China

By Adam Aston, The Fiscal Times

Despite President Obama’s call to reduce the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels and increased funding for early-stage projects, the growth of clean energy is stymied by a lack of cash to...
For a Change, Europeans Lecture U.S. on Deficit and Finances

By Edmund Andrews and Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times

The U.S. has a long history of lecturing other countries on their economic problems, but this time the roles were reversed.
Foreign Aid on Chopping Block as Lawmakers Confront Deficit

By Adam Graham Silverman, The Fiscal Times

Foreign Aid on Chopping Block as Lawmakers Confront Deficit
Aftermath of the Age of Oil—Can Industrial Countries Survive?

By Melinda Burns

he U.S. will one day face what Japan, North Korea, and Cuba have faced, according to an Oxford researcher. But our response to decreased oil reserves can be different--in key ways.

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