–Remarks before the Northwest Securities Institute June 2, 2025/US SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Thank you to the Oregon and Washington State Bars for hosting this event. I must begin with my disclaimer: my views are my own as a Commissioner and not necessarily those of the SEC or my […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Brent Slides Below $64 as Trump and OPEC+ Rattle Crude Markets
May 30, 2025/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com A turbulent week for global energy markets saw oil prices slide amid OPEC+ uncertainty and escalating U.S.-China tensions. Friday, May 30th, 2025 The double whammy of OPEC+’s unpredictability and Donald Trump’s heated rhetoric over China ‘totally violating its agreement’ with the US put […]
Debt is Higher and Rising Faster in 80 Percent of Global Economy
(Credit: fcafotodigital/iStock by Getty Images) May 29, 2025/IMFBlog By Era Dabla-Norris and Davide Furceri Global public debt could increase to 100 percent of global gross domestic product by the end of the decade if current trends continue, according to projections in our latest Fiscal Monitor. The rising ratio of public debt […]

