Russia’s global energy leverage is lessening as full-scale war in Ukraine nears 1-year mark
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s use of energy as a weapon of financial war is increasingly backfiring, threatening the core of Russia’s beleaguered economy and curtailing its geopolitical influence. Western sanctions, falling prices for Russian fossil fuels and strategic miscalculations are hurting the country’s oil-and-gas industry while the war in Ukraine is poised to stretch into a […]
Short build-up on MCX-Crude oil
Crude oil prices slumped last week and have begun the year on a weak note. The Brent futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) declined 8.6 per cent to end the week at $78.5 per barrel. Likewise, the continuous contract of crude oil on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) tumbled 6.2 per cent to close the […]