Fuels (And Canada) Spark US Import/Export Price Surge In February

Finland Flourishes As Freedom Flounders In The 'Land Of The Free' Global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, according to Freedom House. More than 50 countries saw political rights and civil liberties deteriorate, including the United States. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen, ranks the world’s most and least free countries using Freedom House’s 2026 Freedom in the World report, which evaluates political rights and civil liberties across 195 countries and territories. Finland topped the rankings with a perfect score of 100, followed by New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden at...

Why The Fertilizer Crisis May Spark Record Inflows Into Agri ETFs Goldman Now Anticipates Record Inflows For AGRI ETFs Second- and third-order effects from a three-week - and potentially longer - disruption at the Strait of Hormuz are extending well beyond energy markets. Even as some vessel transits resume through the narrow waterway, the shipping backlog continues to build across the Gulf region and could take weeks, if not longer, to clear. At the same time, Qatar's LNG export capacity may take years to fully recover after IRGC drone or missile strikes...