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US President Donald Trump wants to end the conflict with Iran in the coming weeks.
The South Korean government is urgently putting the economy on crisis management rails in preparation for worst-case scenarios in the Middle East. The prolonged war in Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have dealt a huge blow to the country, which is critically dependent on energy imports.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Ilon Musk announced his initiative to privately fund the salaries of U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees who find themselves without income due to the temporary suspension of the federal budget.
Dubai-based developer Binghatti reported that geopolitical tensions in the region have not yet had a significant impact on the level of cancellations. According to the company, the cancellation rate remains minimal – less than 1% – and is in line with the usual figures of previous years.
Iran’s strikes on the Ras Laffan gas hub in Qatar disrupted helium production and showed how the conflict is hitting technology and medicine beyond energy markets.
Fendt Chairman of the Board of Management Christoph Groblinghoff predicts that the agricultural machinery market will only resume growth from 2027. At the same time, he warns of increased competition from Chinese agricultural machine manufacturers.
During the past week, May cane sugar futures (#11) on the New York exchange rose 7% to $15.86/lb or $350/t (+8.8% for the month). This is the maximum for the last seven months. White sugar (#5) at the exchange in London added 8.7% to $462.5/t (+13% for the month). In general, according to the estimates of experts of analytical agencies, in March world sugar prices increased by 9-13%. Before that, in February, they fell to a five-year low.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday concluded a free trade agreement with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albaniz. The agreement opens access to Australia’s most important raw materials, including aluminum, lithium and manganese. Australia also reduces duties on most EU goods and agricultural exports.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, March 26.
Large investors are abandoning buying a wide range of altcoins in favor of bitcoin, Ethereum and AI technologies.
Shadow banks were lending trillions. Without proper risk analysis and coverage. The first companies are already declaring bankruptcy, funds are forced to suspend payments. This forces bankers and analysts to look back on 2008 with horror and desperately try to prevent a new collapse of world finance.
For the period of sharp fluctuations in fuel prices, tariffs for inter-district and district regular passenger road transportation will be adjusted to reflect the increase in diesel fuel prices.
U.S. business activity growth slowed to an eleven-month low in March as companies grappled with increased uncertainty and rising living costs associated with the nearly month-long war in Iran.
The March report of the International Grains Council (IGC) forecasts a 1.3% decline in global corn production in the 2026/27 marketing season to 1.303 billion tons. At the same time, global consumption of this grain will increase and is likely to exceed production. The final stocks of corn grain will decrease significantly.
Trade in wheat of the new harvest has revived on the Ukrainian market. Some farmers and agricultural holdings have started to enter into forward contracts more actively, using current grain prices to fix future sales. At the same time, forward market prices are already higher than spot market prices, which is uncommon.
The Moldovan transport sector has been hit hardest by rising fuel prices. The authorities are ready to find the necessary solutions to mitigate the impact on the industry if the conflict in the Middle East continues.
The bitcoin exchange rate jumped 3.4 percent and approached the $71,000 mark after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would suspend strikes on Iran for five days.
Japan will release oil from the state reserve on March 26, such a decision was made at a meeting of line ministers headed by Prime Minister Takaichi on stabilizing oil supplies in connection with the crisis in the Middle East, Kyodo news agency reported.
Moldovan athletes Mihail Latyshev, Radu Izvoreanu, Vlad Mitru and Renat Croitoru took prizes at the stage of the European Cup in judo among adults, which ended in Riga (Latvia), reports Logos Press.
The Japanese company Balmuda together with former Apple design director Jonathan Ive presented a new innovative gadget – The Clock. The device outwardly resembles an analog alarm clock without hands, but its functional concept is radically different from traditional clocks: The Clock is not designed to display the time, but serves as a tool for relaxation and forming evening rituals.
