With the launch of the Lobito Corridor, Washington has made clear its intention to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Africa.

Absent a new infrastructure or construction boom at home, China’s steel industry is projected to contract as the export markets that recently sustained it close their doors.

The Russian economy has proven far more resilient than Western planners assumed, but strong headwinds loom in the near future.

Uranium prices are testing decade highs as the geopolitical upheaval of the Ukraine war and protectionism in major producers squeezes global supply.

A concerted effort by Canada, the United States, and other Western allies is helping to secure the supply of critical minerals and easing price pressures in the process.

The effects felt in the metals market across the next few months will likely prompt Western governments to provide funding and political backing for domestic mining projects.

The CHIPS Act buys time for the US semiconductor industry. But if Washington and other Western allies desire a lasting victory, they will have to beat Beijing at its own game.

The Southern Transport Corridor can help alleviate some of Kyrgyzstan’s export woes by tapping into global markets; however, given the lack of alternative backers, it would surely come at the cost of deepening reliance on Beijing.

Not only has US shale survived early attempts by OPEC+ to squeeze out its operations, but it’s now coming for longstanding OPEC+ markets.

A stronger-than-expected US inflation report is giving new impetus to the rallying US dollar. Here are some of the winners and losers.