Trump’s USDA secretary pick led group opposed to ethanol, farm subsidies
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins (NYSE:ROL), led an organization that opposed ethanol mandates and farm subsidies, major programs she…
Oil prices hold near one-week low as investors watch US Trump tariff policies
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – Oil prices held near a one-week low on Wednesday as the market considers how U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs could affect global economic growth…
Column-Only Indonesia can help nickel recover from price bust: Andy Home
By Andy Home LONDON (Reuters) – Nickel ended 2024 trading at four-year lows, a spectacular reversal of fortune for a metal that soared so high in 2022 it almost broke…
Parts of Florida Panhandle shut down by historic winter storm
By Rich McKay and Georgina McCartney ATLANTA (Reuters) – An historic January storm dumped more deep snow along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday after bringing Houston and New Orleans…
U.S. natural gas prices rebound amid freezing weather and shrinking inventories
Investing.com — U.S. natural gas futures have seen a recovery, compensating for some of the significant losses experienced the previous day. This rebound is occurring as most of the country…
Middlemen have halted Russian oil cargo offers after US sanctions, Indian refiner says
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Middlemen supplying Russian oil are not offering cargoes due to new U.S. sanctions targeting Russian producers, tankers and insurers, according to the finance…
Forex markets looking more to White House than Fed – BOA
Investing.com – The next Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting is looming large, but markets are expecting little from the gathering, according to Bank of America Securities, with more focus on messaging…
Oil prices steady; markets weigh Trump trade, production outlook
Investing.com– Oil prices steadied Wednesday after logging some losses this week on US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to ramp up energy production. At 08:35 ET (13:35…
Davos- Iran’s Zarif says he hopes Trump will choose ‘rationality’
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Iran hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will choose “rationality” in its dealing with the Islamic Republic, Iran’s Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said on…
Exclusive-China halts Brazilian soy shipments from five firms, sources say
By Laurie Chen, Mei Mei Chu, Ella Cao and Naveen Thukral BEIJING (Reuters) -China, the world’s biggest soybean buyer, has stopped receiving Brazilian soybean shipments from five entities after cargoes…
