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The U.S. national debt has exceeded 100% of GDP, reaching $31.27 trillion for the first time since 1946. Thus, the country is rapidly approaching the historical record debt-to-GDP ratio of 106%, set in 1946. Now the U.S. national debt is $31.27 trillion, the volume of the economy – $31.22 trillion
The eurozone economy unexpectedly slowed at the start of 2026, with soaring energy prices driven by the war in Iran threatening stagflation in the coming months. Data for the first month of fighting in the Middle East, released Thursday, do not fully capture the extent of Europe’s economic slowdown, but give a sense of the scale of the losses.
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump will become co-owners of a Kazakh mining company that received $1.6 billion in U.S. government support. A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump has agreed to merge with a critical minerals group that last year secured up to $1.6 billion in U.S. government support for tungsten mining in Kazakhstan.
The energy crisis has sharply spurred interest in biofuels. Against the backdrop of oil supply disruptions, countries are urgently increasing the share of vegetable components in gasoline and diesel, hoping to reduce their dependence on imports.
Oil prices hit a military high on Thursday following a report that the U.S. military will brief President Donald Trump on possible action against Iran. Prices rose after the Wall Street Journal quoted U.S. officials as saying that Donald Trump had instructed his aides to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iran.
Digital gold and many other crypto assets fell in price on the evening of April 29 amid the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to keep interest rates at current levels.
An EU-Armenia summit will be held in Yerevan on May 4-5, where the sides will discuss deepening bilateral cooperation, regional security and key international challenges. This will be the first bilateral summit in the history of Armenia-EU relations and is expected to give a new impetus to the development of strategic partnership between the sides. Observers and international media have already described the upcoming event as “historic”.
On April 28, 2026, the Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Seychelles established diplomatic relations in the spirit of promoting bilateral cooperation and strengthening friendship.
The increase in metro fares will not take effect from May 1. On April 29, Radu Mirutse, Romania’s acting transport minister, signed an order suspending the fare hike measure for 60 days.
The German government is preparing to adopt a draft budget for 2027. In addition to a tobacco tax, the authorities want to introduce a tax on sugary drinks.
EU expands subsidies for businesses affected by rising fuel prices. The European Commission has allowed EU countries to increase state subsidies for businesses to cover part of the additional costs of fuel and fertilizers.
A prolonged war or more severe oil supply disruptions could push Brent crude prices to $115 a barrel in 2026, with oversupply not returning until 2027, the bank said in its latest commodity markets forecast.
According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed his aides to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iran amid demands for Tehran to make concessions on the nuclear issue.
Chaotic changes in U.S. tariff policy could increase the federal budget deficit by $1.1 trillion over the next decade.
From April 28, 2014 to April 20, 2026, more than 2.7 million Moldovans took advantage of the visa-free regime for short-term travel to the Schengen area, making almost 21 million trips to the EU in these 12 years.
Moldova is willing to share its experience of European integration with Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the implementation of institutional reforms, reiterating the course of deepening cooperation with the states from the region that aspire to join the European Union.
In a fresh global ranking of the largest coal consumers, the leading tandem is China and India. These two countries together account for almost 70% of global coal consumption. The Chinese share is 55.8%
According to a survey, energy prices have reduced consumer sentiment in Germany to a three-year low and will apparently decline further. The consumer sentiment index was presented earlier this week by the Nuremberg Institute for Market Solutions (NIM) together with the research institute GfK.
Leading banks recommend their clients to buy commodity currencies amid the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran. In the developed countries segment, these are the Norwegian krone and the Australian dollar, and in the developing countries segment – the Kazakh tenge, the Brazilian real and the Nigerian naira.
Moldova intends to establish a new regime of support for the so-called “small enterprises with medium capitalization”. This will provide them with access to European funds in the process of Moldova’s accession to the EU and increase their competitiveness.
