by Natalija Riabko | Mar 16, 2026 | Agriculture, All Markets, Analytics, China, Commodities, Economic Fragmentation, Energy, EU, Forecast, Investing, Market Outlook, News, News of the day, Oil Industry, Precious Metals, Raw Materials, Stock Exchange, Strategy, Weekly news, World Markets
Week of 16 March 2026 This is not merely another week in the markets. It is a week in which global risk is being repriced in real time. The immediate catalyst lies in the Gulf: tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, Brent crude rising above $100 a barrel, and the...
by Natalija Riabko | Feb 16, 2026 | Agriculture, Commodities, Energy, EU, Forecast, Investing, Market Outlook, News, News of the day, Oil, Oil Industry, Precious Metals, Raw Materials, Semiconductors, Stock Exchange, Strategy, USA, Weekly news
Executive Overview Global financial markets enter mid-February in a phase characterised by relative stability in policy expectations, selective equity leadership, and persistent geopolitical sensitivity. Cross-asset signals suggest neither systemic stress nor...
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 | Dec 29, 2025 | Bond Market, Commodities, Economic Fragmentation, Energy, Forecast, Investing, Market Outlook, News, News of the day, Oil, Oil Industry, Raw Materials, Stock Exchange, Strategy, World Markets
As 2025 draws to a close, markets are navigating a period of extremely low technical liquidity, amplifying any potential surprise. This week is not about major directional moves, but rather the consolidation of year-end trends as investors prepare their...
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 15, 2025 | Bond Market, China, Commodities, Economic Fragmentation, Energy, ESG Criteria, Forecast, Investing, Market Outlook, News, News of the day, Oil, Oil Industry, Raw Materials, Stock Exchange, Strategy, USA, Weekly news, World Markets
As 2025 enters its final act, global markets approach a decisive inflection point: the transition to a structurally tighter liquidity environment. The week of 15 December serves as a crucial barometer of the market’s capacity to digest this new paradigm,...
