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The petrodollar myth: FT explains what really keeps the dollar on top
LONDON (Realist English). The US‑Israeli war against Iran, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and talk of shifting oil deals...
US gasoline prices jumped 21.2% in a month — biggest spike since 1967
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US inflation accelerated to 3.3% year-on-year in March, the highest since May 2024, according to Bureau of Labor...
Iran war has exposed the weakness of the dollar: America’s weapon is cracking
LONDON (Realist English). The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, writes the Financial Times, may become the moment when one of...
US dollar to maintain dominance over next decade
LONDON (Realist English). The dollar will maintain its position as the world’s dominant reserve currency over the next decade, confounding...
Brazil and China have signed an agreement to abandon the dollar
BRASILIA (Realist English). Brazil and China have reportedly struck a deal to ditch the U.S. dollar in favor of their...
Dollar strengthens amid Ukrainian crisis
NEW YORK (Realist English). The dollar is strengthening as the crisis in Ukraine worsens, CNBC reports. "We tend to think...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Maria Nikiforova: Young people of the liberated territories are waiting for peace and justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Maria Nikiforova, an expert on youth policy at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian...
Oil Shock Worsens the Plight of the Poor in Asia and Africa
MOSCOW (Realist English). The conflict in the Middle East, triggered by a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, has led to...
Baku hysteria: Aliyev demands Russia remove Nagorno-Karabakh from Channel One map
BAKU (Realist English). Another bout of political allergy has struck Baku. Ilham Aliyev's dictatorial regime demanded "clear explanations" from Russia after...
Is Iran’s survival not a victory? Tehran under US and Israeli pressure
TEL AVIV (Realist English). For decades, Iran defined victory in expansive terms: exporting revolution, rolling back US influence, and ultimately eliminating...
UAE boosts production bypassing OPEC, but oil prices rise
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS, Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov has analysed for Realist English the possible consequences of...
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