Economy

Energy Secretary Chris Wright during a visit to the National Energy Technology Laboratory and the Longview power plant in June 2025.

Trump turns a 1950 defense law into an energy fund, with $150 million for refineries and $42 million for a stalled pipeline

The entrance to the ECLAC building, the commission's headquarters in the Vitacura district of Santiago, Chile, in 2020.

Regional economy

UN commission cuts Latin America's 2026 growth forecast to 2%, leaving Chile and Bolivia at 0.2%

The entrance to Meta Platforms' headquarters in Menlo Park, California, in 2022.

New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion, and the money is earmarked for the state's schools

A production Cybertruck in the parking lot of Tesla's factory in Fremont, California, in 2023.

Tesla's operating income falls 56% to $718 million as research spending jumps 69%

The entrance sign at Meta's headquarters complex in Menlo Park, California, in 2022.

Meta's revenue rises 26% to $64.6 billion, and a $9.89 billion legal charge halves its operating margin

European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen speaks during a visit to Germany in August 2026.

EU opens investigation into Booking.com over fake listings, phishing scams and unlabelled ads

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, at a dinner he hosted for the UN secretary-general in 2012.

Jio opens India's largest-ever share sale, and the issue is covered in 100 minutes

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Federal Reserve, photographed in 2011.

US inflation accelerates to 3.7% in September, with gasoline up 34.2% over the year

The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund, on 19th Street NW in the Foggy Bottom neighbourhood of Washington, in March 2026.

IMF projects Brazil as the world's 8th largest economy in 2027, ahead of Italy and Russia

The US Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, in a 2015 photograph. OFAC, which issues general licences, is part of the department.

US Treasury extends Venezuela earthquake-relief licence to April 2027

The Nasdaq Tower in Times Square, New York, in May 2026.

The Nasdaq closes its worst week since June as investors start pricing the debt behind AI

Donald Trump in his official White House portrait, photographed in June 2026.

Russia sanctions

Trump's order sets a 500% tariff on Russian goods and waives it in the same document

The Europa building, where the European Council meets, in Brussels, in 2013.

Zelenskyy asks for €70 billion for 2027, and the EU summit ends with no decision on the €210 billion in frozen Russian assets

The container terminal at the port of Valparaíso, Chile, seen from the Paseo 21 de Mayo in 2017.

ECLAC expects Latin American goods exports to rise 20% in 2026, with Peru in the lead

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at her morning press conference on 21 January 2026.

Sheinbaum unveils a 8.4-trillion-peso infrastructure pipeline for the next four years

The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.

IMF cuts Latin America's 2026 growth forecast to 2.3% and leaves Bolivia as the region's only shrinking economy

A ridge above Pituffik Space Base in northern Greenland, with Mount Dundas behind it, in April 2026.

Trump says massive oil, gas and mineral exploration is about to begin in Greenland

A gas station price board in Eugene, Oregon, photographed on September 26, 2026.

Gasoline rose 9.1% in September and pushed U.S. inflation to 3.7%, reviving bets on an October rate hike

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York building in the Financial District of Manhattan, photographed in December 2025.

Each extra point of U.S. tariffs adds about 0.25% to consumer goods prices within a year, New York Fed researchers find

Saudi Aramco's core area in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, with the Al Mujamma mosque in the foreground and the administration buildings behind, in a file photo.

Houthi attack hits Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran, and Brent climbs to $106.24