China's retaliatory tariffs in response to US actions have intensified the economic standoff, causing significant disruption in global commodity markets. WTI and Brent crude oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2021 due to fears of recession and oversupply amidst the ongoing trade war. Analysts warn that continued trade tensions, combined with OPEC+ output hikes and weakening Chinese consumption, could lead to further declines in oil prices. 7m ago 8:06am CST How We Got Here: A Tariff Timeline February 1, 2025President Donald Trump…

En medio del caos financiero que sacude a los mercados y bolsas de valores del mundo a causa de los aranceles anunciados por Donald Trump, Venezuela se mantiene indemne al reportar la Bolsa de Valores de Caracas un alza del 1,81 por ciento, siendo la única en verde en todo la región.

09-04-25.-El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, se ha mofado de los países que, según dice, quieren negociar los aranceles que ha impuesto de manera unilateral: «Estos países nos están llamando. Me están besando el culo. Se mueren por llegar a un acuerdo», dijo Trump anoche ante el Comité Republica...

09-04-25.-En el marco de la defensa de los derechos democráticos y la igualdad de género, un amplio colectivo de mujeres venezolanas, integrado por representantes de movimientos sociales y organizaciones políticas, expresa su profunda preocupación por la ausencia de un reglamento que garantice la pa...

09-04-25.-Rubby Pérez murió este 8 de abril tras el colapso del techo de la discoteca Jet Set, en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. El fallecimiento del cantante fue confirmado por la periodista Alicia Ortega durante un enlace en vivo con el noticiero dominicano 'Noticias SIN', donde también s...

09-04-25.-Familiares de presos en el contexto poselectoral escribieron e intentaron dejar en Miraflores una carta a Nicolás Maduro para denunciar las condiciones de reclusión que enfrentan sus seres queridos y las graves violaciones a los derechos humanos tras «detenciones injustas». En el docume...

09-04-25.-El magnate Elon Musk tildó este martes de “imbécil” y “tonto de remate” a Peter Navarro, asesor de Comercio y Manufacturas de Donald Trump, en un post en X, luego de las críticas que hizo sobre la fabricación de los autos eléctricos del multimillonario. En otro post separado, cambió su...

09-04-25.-Trinidad y Tobago informó este martes que Estados Unidos revocó el permiso que le permitía operar en un área con enormes yacimientos de gas en conjunto con Venezuela, país al que Washington impuso un embargo petrolero en 2019. Puerto España tiene activos acuerdos con Caracas y con las t...

09-04-25.-Los muertos en el accidente ocurrido en la madrugada del martes al desplomarse el techo de la conocida discoteca Jet Set en Santo Domingo se elevan a 98, según las últimas cifras provisionales facilitadas por el Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE). En sus declaraciones a la prens...

09-07-25.-El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, firmó este martes un decreto de emergencia económica por dos meses, en respuesta -aseguró- a la «guerra comercial inédita» ocasionada por la política arancelaria de EE.UU. y que le otorga la potestad de «dictar todas medidas que considere necesar...

09-04-25.-Una valla publicitaria de fondo rojo resalta de modo perfecto en el cielo azul de Miami, en un llamativo contraste de color y de política, para que ningún chofer pase de largo sin llevarse el mensaje. Tiene estampados los rostros de cuatro cubanoamericanos que inundaron con promesas al Sur...

09-04-25.-El precio del dólar en el Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) se cotizó este martes 08 de abril 2025 en Bs.74,27 por unidad según la última actualización en su página web oficial y redes sociales. El euro se cotizó en Bs....

President Donald Trump signed several executive orders on Tuesday that should incentivize the construction of new coal power plants in the latest stark departure from his predecessor. “We're bringing back an industry that was abandoned,” Trump said, as quoted by Reuters. “We're going to put the miners back to work,” the U.S. president added. Coal power plants have declined as share of U.S. generation capacity over the years, especially with the influx of cheap natural gas. Coal plants currently generate a fifth of U.S. electricity,…

Crude oil prices slumped to their lowest level since 2021 after the U.S. announced a fresh 50% tariff for Chinese imports following Beijing’s refusal to withdraw its retaliatory 34% tariffs announced in response to Washington’s imposition of a 34% tariff rate on top of already existing levies. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $60.36 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $57.04 per barrel, both down by close to 4% from Tuesday’s close. Since the start of the year, the benchmarks have shed lover $10 per barrel…

El DHS de Trump revoca el estatus legal de los migrantes que ingresaron a EE. UU. a través de la aplicación CBP One de la era Biden. MCALLEN, Texas, 8 de abril de 2025) — A los migrantes que obtuvieron permiso temporal para vivir en Estados Unidos mediante una aplicación de ...

The U.S. stock market bounced back on Tuesday, making the first sizable gains ever since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a minimum 10% tariff on all imports from 90 countries, roiling financial markets across the globe. However, oil markets have struggled to advance after posting heavy losses to trade at multi-year lows on fears of a full-blown trade war. Brent crude for June delivery slipped 0.4% to trade at $63.94 per barrel at 11.45 am ET on Tuesday, a level they last touched in February 2021, while WTI crude for May delivery was flat on…

The tariff war is in full swing, but the analysis of their effect has focused on economies. While this makes sense, a look at some of the industries set to bear the brunt of the protectionist measures might be useful—because it might reveal a means of solving the trade deficit problem that has been irking President Trump enough to make him pick the trade equivalent of the nuclear option. The petrochemical industry has been the fastest-growing arm of the oil and gas industry for years. This is especially true of China, which has emerged as…

Some of you may be old enough to remember cold fusion, that wondrous scientific discovery touted by the press back in the last century. Well, we don’t want to leave the impression that we have discovered another cold fusion, just that the decision date for natural (white or gold or whatever color you like) hydrogen may be coming closer. In case you missed the initial findings, geologists believe there are substantial pockets of renewable hydrogen under certain geological formations. Renewable because rainwater seeping through the ground,…

Increasing financial constraints, a low commodity price environment and a shrinking pool of prospective basins have transformed how oil and gas players explore for new barrels. Across the globe operators are prioritizing low-risk, low-cost near field or infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) prospects instead of expensive, high-risk exploration plays. ILX, although not a recent phenomenon, is a reliable avenue that capitalizes on existing production hubs and pipeline networks to commercialize smaller discoveries that might otherwise remain untapped.…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 1.057 million barrels for the week ending April 4, after a 6.037 million barrel spike in the prior week. So far this year, crude oil inventories have climbed nearly 22 million barrels, according to Oilprice calculations of API data. Earlier this week, the Department of Energy (DoE) reported that crude oil inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) climbed 0.3 million barrels again to 396.7 million barrels in the week ending April 4.…