Pit for tat
China has a weapon that could hurt America: rare-earth exports
Soldering on
Tin, an overlooked critical metal, is enjoying a boom
Crib sheet
A visual guide to critical materials and rare earths
Spoiler power
What if America lifts sanctions on Russia but Europe does not?
A dangerous divorcée
If it comes to a stand-off, Europe has leverage over America (with Shashank Joshi and Christian Odendahl)
Liberty, poverty, asphyxiation
Syria’s economy, still strangled by sanctions, is on its knees
Hungary for it
Will Europe return to Putin’s gas?
In rust we trust
Donald Trump’s Super Bowl tariffs are an act of self-harm
Break the ice
The Arctic offers climate change’s great economic opportunity
Choppy waters
Iran is vulnerable to a Trumpian all-out economic assault
Staying power
Ukraine is winning the economic war against Russia
Dream, baby, dream
How much oil can Trump pump?
What would it cost to kill coal?
A nifty infographic I produced with our data team
The ships are down
Sanctions are sinking Russia’s flagship gas project
Dark commerce
Inside the secret oil trade that funds Iran’s wars
Sanctions, squandered
How the Biden administration botched America’s sanctions against Iran
Worst-keg scenario
Could war in the Gulf push oil to $100 a barrel?
Fuel to the fire
Is the world sleepwalking into another gas crisis?
Big squeeze
Why orange juice has never been more expensive
Golden moment
Will interest-rate cuts turbocharge oil prices?
An ill wind
Why is Xi Jinping building secret commodity stockpiles?
Credit-crushed
How to prevent strongmen from hijacking the fight against dodgy money
Good cop, bad cop
How strongmen abuse tools for fighting financial crime
The new gold
Coal is supposed to be on its way out. Yet the world's dirtiest fuel remains a disturbingly safe investment
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