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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Economics
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A processor embedded with a NVIDA chip is seen during the artificial intelligence exhibition AI EXPO 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 25, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A sign is displayed at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) headquarters on June 1, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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A man walks past an electronic board displaying the movement of 10-year government bonds in Tokyo on December 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A tanker unloads imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port’s crude oil terminal in Shandong, China, on April 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House on May 8, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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A cargo ship loads and unloads foreign trade containers at Busan Newport in Busan, South Korea, on July 23, 2025. (Getty Images)
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The Indian Oil Tanker Desh Garima is seen at the port in Mumbai, India, on April 30, 2026, after clearing the Strait of Hormuz. (Getty Images)
Experts
Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
