by Natalija Riabko | Jan 14, 2026 | Agriculture, Commodities, EU, Forecast, Investing, Mercosur, News, News of the day, Sustainable Growth, Sustainable Production, Trade Agreements, USA
After more than twenty-five years of negotiations, the trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc comprising Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, stands as one of the most consequential trade initiatives in modern EU commercial policy. As the...
by Natalija Riabko | Jan 13, 2026 | All Markets, Bond Market, China, Commodities, Energy, EU, Forecast, Investing, Market Outlook, News, News of the day, Oil, Oil Industry, Raw Materials, Stock Exchange, Strategy, USA, World Markets
1. Global Macroeconomic Context: An Economy in Transition United States: A Softening Labour Market Amid Persistent Inflation The U.S. economy enters 2026 against a backdrop of a visibly weakening labour market following a pronounced slowdown at the end of last year....
by Natalija Riabko | Jan 4, 2026 | Agricultural Markets, Agriculture, All Markets, China, Climate Change, Commodities, Economic Fragmentation, Energy, EU, Forecast, Green Energy, Heavy Industry, Investing, Japan, Lithium, Market Outlook, News, News of the day, Oil, Precious Metals, Raw Materials, Semiconductors, Steel Industry, Stock Exchange, Strategy, USA, World Markets
FOREWORD: THE ERA OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS We are now navigating a global economy in which traditional analytical categories are reaching their limits. This outlook synthesizes three complementary levels of analysis: market dynamics (trading data and financial flows),...
by Natalija Riabko | Dec 21, 2025 | Commodities, Energy, EU, Forecast, Investing, News, News of the day, Oil, Oil Industry, Raw Materials, Stock Exchange, Strategy, World Markets
Year-end Chronicle : A European and Global Perspective There are years that merely extend cycles, and others that expose them. 2025 did not overturn the global economic order; it revealed its fatigue, its fault lines, and its blind spots. Beneath the apparent...
by Natalija Riabko | Dec 1, 2025 | Agricultural Markets, Agriculture, Commodities, Energy, EU, Forecast, Gas, Heavy Industry, Investing, Lithium, News, News of the day, Oil, Oil Industry, Precious Metals, Raw Materials, Strategy, Weekly news
Global Context : Markets & Macro Climate The week in Europe opens under a cautious mood: major European stock markets are expected to decline on Monday, awaiting numerous macroeconomic releases, notably manufacturing activity in the eurozone. On the energy and...
by Natalija Riabko | Nov 26, 2025 | Carbon Trading, Commodities, Energy, EU, Forecast, Gas, Heavy Industry, Investing, News, News of the day, Oil, Oil Industry, Raw Materials, Strategy
Energy markets in late-2025 move like a constellation pulled by several gravitational forces at once: geopolitics, supply chains, climate imperatives, and shifting centres of economic growth. What emerges is not chaos, but a new and still fragile equilibrium that...