News about World markets
In April, reports appeared in the information field of Moldova that some local exporters of walnuts found themselves in an alarming situation – with warehouse balances of last year’s products intended for export amounting to millions of euros. Is it really that bad and why is it so? Let us try to define the nuances.
The dollar has surged, oil is back above the $100 mark, and U.S. stock futures have fallen. Trump warns that oil and gasoline prices could remain high until after the midterm elections. The blockade of Iranian ports risks spreading the war to the high seas.
Over the last five years, prices in Poland have markedly approached the prices of the EU countries with the most developed level of economy. Five years ago, living in Poland was 45% cheaper than in Germany, but this difference is decreasing year by year. According to Eurostat, in 2025 Poland will continue to catch up with the more expensive EU countries in terms of price level, although the growth rate has slowed down slightly.
Moldova is waiting for the acceleration of partnership with Hungary. Moldovan President Maia Sandu said this in a message posted on social network X (Twitter) after the announcement of the results of the parliamentary election in Hungary.
The number of Europeans considering buying Chinese-branded cars has increased markedly.
Irish insurance company JustCover published a rating of the most “colorful” cities in the world and surprised even the Irish themselves. Dublin was in the last, 30th place.
Turkey has become the 4th largest deepwater drilling fleet in the world and is now independently searching for natural gas and oil in its own seas.
In the 2026-27 marketing year, Ukraine will increase sunflower and rapeseed acreage at the expense of a decrease in soybean acreage. At the same time, the total area under oilseeds in this country will remain stable due to, among other things, relatively good weather conditions in spring of this year
Talks between the United States and Iran, which began in Pakistan on April 11, lasted more than 20 hours but broke down with no apparent results.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Carreyrou of the New York Times has suggested that British cryptographer Adam Back may be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
Despite more than $17 billion promised, the “Peace Council” has received less than a billion, stalling the launch of Gaza governance and disarmament negotiations.
Taking into account existing and planned projects, the total capacity of nuclear power generation could reach almost 186,000 megawatts. This would put the country well ahead of the United States, which is still ranked number one in the world. This potential shift reflects China’s broader desire for reliable energy amid growing demand for electricity.
In the first quarter of 2026, Turkish carpet manufacturers increased exports of their products and brought the amount of export revenue to $634.4 million.
The United States has agreed to unfreeze $6 billion worth of Iranian assets held in Qatar and banks in other countries.
The end of the marketing year 2025-26 on the apple market of Ukraine and Moldova may end on a minor note. Due to a combination of economic, technological and logistical reasons, prices for last year’s apple from refrigerators may decrease in the second half of spring. This forecast is voiced by fruit market operators of both countries, despite the systemic differences in the apple business of Ukraine and Moldova.
TEL AVIV – When news broke that the United States had agreed to a two-week truce with Iran, I immediately recalled an exchange described by U.S. Col. Harry Summers in 1982. “You’ve never beaten us on the battlefield,” Summers told a former North Vietnamese colonel. “Yes, but we won the war,” came the emphatic reply.
In Germany at the beginning of 2026, the rental housing market has fallen. According to the results of the first quarter, the demand decreased by 3-4%. In annual terms, the decline was more noticeable: in the largest cities of the country it amounted to 14%.
The consequences for the EU if the U.S. tariff regime remains in place are not uniform. Most noticeably, trade wars will continue to hit Germany and Belgium as export-oriented economies. As an alternative to such a scenario, analysts see the EU using the window of opportunity to restructure its trade strategy.
The European Commission is preparing to lower its growth forecast for this year because of the conflict in the Middle East.
In March, the U.S. consumer price index increased by 0.9% – from 2.4% to 3.3%. The index reached its highest level since May 2024, analysts of The Kobeissi Letter noted.
