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Risks From China’s Demographic Crisis- Why China’s long-term economic outlook is complicated by an aging population and shrinking labor force

April 9, 2024

Oil and Gas 360 Energy Shots (Mobius Risk Group): Why China’s long-term economic outlook is complicated by an aging population and shrinking labor force. Summary: Long-Term Growth Handicapped by Aging Population: China’s hopes to become a high-income developed country must reconcile an aging population and a shrinking working class. The country’s infamous “one-child” policy from 1980-2015 created a demographic crisis

Western sanctions delay payments for Russia’s oil exports

March 27, 2024

Oil Price Russia is seeing months of delays in payments for its oil exports as banks in its major trader partners, including China, the UAE, and Turkey, are now scrutinizing transactions wary of the tighter U.S. sanctions, numerous unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter have told Reuters. Russian oil firms are struggling to collect the payments for their exports on

How China is tightening its noose on critical minerals

February 13, 2024

Oil Price The historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 took bold steps towards promoting U.S. production of critical minerals, with a dual-pronged goal of supporting a rapid energy transition and lessening U.S. reliance on China and Russia, two countries the U.S. the Department of Energy has tagged “foreign entity of concern” (FEOC). According to the United States Geological Survey,

Oil slips on China economic headwinds

January 30, 2024

Investing LONDON – Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, extending a more than 1% drop in the previous session on China’s economic outlook, though losses were kept in check by supply fears driven escalating tensions in the Middle East. March Brent crude futures, which are due to expire on Wednesday, fell 52 cents, or 0.6%, to $81.88 a barrel by 1413 GMT.

Latin America: The next chapter in China’s global economic strategy

January 25, 2024

Oil Price For decades, China has been a key driver of global economic growth thanks to an economy that managed to maintain blistering growth for what seemed like forever. China’s economy ballooned from $1.2 trillion in 2000 to nearly $18 trillion in 2021, good for a nearly 10% annual clip ever since Beijing embarked on economic reforms in 1978. The

Europe, Africa crude market tightens on Red Sea disruptions, China demand

January 19, 2024

Nasdaq The Brent crude market structure and some physical markets in Europe and Africa are reflecting tighter supply resulting partly from concern about shipping delays due to vessels avoiding the Red Sea, according to traders, LSEG data and analysts. The disruptions have combined with other factors such as outages and rising Chinese demand to increase competition for crude supply that

Oil falls as China’s economic recovery disappoints, dollar strengthens

January 17, 2024

CNBC Oil fell more than $1 on Wednesday as economic growth in China, the world’s second-largest crude user, slightly missed expectations, raising concerns about future demand, while U.S. dollar strength dented investor’s risk appetite. Brent crude futures fell $1.23, or 1.57%, to $77.06 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) were down 92 cents, or 1.27%, at $71.48. Even the ongoing

Iran withholds oil deliveries as it seeks higher prices from China

January 5, 2024

Oil Price Iran seeks higher prices for its crude going to its top customer, China, and has been withholding some supply, Reuters reported on Friday, citing trading and refinery sources. China has continued to buy cheaper crude from Iran even after the U.S. re-imposed sanctions on Iranian oil in 2018. But now Iran is reportedly seeking narrower discounts to Brent for its crude supply

Oil prices at 2-1/2 month lows as China data offset supply cuts

November 7, 2023

Investing LONDON – Oil prices hit fresh 2-1/2-month lows on Tuesday as mixed economic data from China offset the impact of Saudi Arabia and Russia extending output cuts. Brent crude futures were down $1.45, or 1.7%, to $83.73 a barrel as of 1242 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $79.58 a barrel, down $1.24, or 1.53%. Both

ANALYSIS-Diesel release valve: China poised to save West from shortages again

October 13, 2023

Nasdaq As the northern hemisphere heads into winter, the U.S. and European oil sectors are counting on rising exports from Chinese refineries to ease tight global supplies of diesel, heating oil and jet fuel. China is the world’s top oil importer and largest energy consumer. Typically, energy has flowed into China, not out of it. Growing Chinese refining capacity has,

China says fossil fuel phase-out is unrealistic

September 22, 2023

Oil Price Phasing out fossil fuels is unrealistic as oil, natural gas, and coal will continue to play a crucial role in global energy supply and energy security, China’s special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua said this week in a speech obtained by Reuters. “It is unrealistic to completely phase out fossil fuel energy,” Xie, who will represent China at COP28 in

A critical mineral cartel would be worse than OPEC

September 15, 2023

Oil Price In her State of the Union address this week, EC President Ursula von der Leyen made a point about the EU’s growing independence in sectors such as energy, chips, and raw materials. The official stressed the importance of these raw materials for energy, after which she went on to slam China for unfair market practices. Was she

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