News about World markets
The price of the first cryptocurrency will reach a cycle low at $57,000 this October. This opinion was shared by investor Michael Turpin in a conversation with Cointelegraph.
Conservative MPs in Germany’s Bundstag are preparing to give European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a tough ultimatum: either limit Brussels’ control and cut bureaucracy, or face new attempts to limit the Commission’s powers.
The American company Palantir Technologies, known for its software solutions for data analysis and cooperation with government agencies, has unexpectedly found itself at the center of a fashionable discussion. The occasion was the presentation of a branded “lightweight work jacket” published in social network X by Eliano A. Yunes, head of the company’s strategic communications department.
German power prices collapsed to record lows on Sunday amid a surge in solar generation and mild weather that reduced demand over the weekend.
The dollar is falling at the start of the week amid forecasts of US-Iran talks and central bank action. Waning hopes for an agreement to end the war in the Middle East are keeping investors on edge ahead of a series of central bank meetings later this week.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 28.
In a succession of various forums in the field of artificial intelligence and technology that take place around the world, the Tech for Impact Summit held in Tokyo attracts special attention every year. This year, it was held on April 26 in Tokyo and brought together more than 100 prominent speakers from politics, technology and business from 57 countries.
Several U.S. states are restricting the operation of prediction markets with billions of dollars in lawsuits. The US President has also joined in the criticism.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 26 that Iran has about three days before the Islamic Republic’s oil pipelines explode due to clogging.
Last year, Moldova’s beekeeping industry set a record and an anti-record at the same time: honey exports reached an unprecedentedly high level, while honey production reached its lowest level in at least a decade and a half. This year, according to a moderately optimistic forecast, the industry will do without records – both positive and negative.
Romania’s National Institute of Statistics published alarming data last year: for every 100 children, there are 130 elderly people.
Two Moldovan companies took part in Seafood Expo Global 2026, the world’s largest industry exhibition, representing the country on the international seafood market. These are Ocean Fish from Chisinau and Aquatir Caviar from Tiraspol, which placed their own stands at the exposition held from April 21 to 23 in Barcelona.
Central banks of the world are preparing for a “stable state of affairs” against the backdrop of worsening volatility in the energy market and are in no hurry to change the cost of borrowing. Many financial analysts come to this conclusion in their publications, considering this position to be fundamentally different from the inflationary crisis of 2022.
Global apparel brands are faced with the fact that they now have to pay more for the customer. This is a direct factor that is changing the marketing budgets of companies around the world.
Concerns about fertilizer availability have increased uncertainty about global gross grain harvest projections for the 2026/27 season. For this reason, grain requirements may not be fully met in some parts of the Southern Hemisphere. At the same time, prospects for a recovery in grain trade are weak. These are the main findings of a fresh report by the International Grains Council (IGC).
Deputy Parliament Speaker Vlad Batrincea, during his visit to the Chinese city of Foshan, officially invited the leadership of the companies Haitian Machinery and China Lesso Group to visit Moldova. The initiative is aimed at establishing a potential partnership, implementing advanced industrial solutions. To study the experience, the Moldovan delegation visited the production sites of the leading Chinese corporations.
The world’s largest manufacturer, the Malaysian company Karex (which produces Durex, Trojan and other brands), has announced its intention to raise prices by 20-30% or more. Some countries (e.g. Russia) have already seen an increase in retail prices for condoms, including due to logistics costs associated with the Middle East conflict.
Ukraine is ready to hold trilateral talks with Russia on the territory of Azerbaijan on condition of “Russia’s readiness for diplomacy”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this during his working visit to Azerbaijan on 25 April.
The crisis in the Middle East has brought the US into the center of the global oil and gas trade. Disruptions in supplies from the region have triggered a sharp rise in demand for American energy resources, which has already reached historic highs.
SANTIAGO – For decades, global power has come from Europe and the United States. At least that’s what I thought when I first set foot in the Northern Hemisphere as a graduate student at Cambridge University. But the management of Chile’s international economic relations under former President Gabriel Boric has shown how much power the Global South can wield if it so chooses.
