Category: News by Region

Bashar Assad addressed the protests in Syria

Today, March 30th, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressed the protests in Syria for the first time. He said he will implement politic changes that will benefit Syria, but he won’t rush into them. Assad also accused Israel and the US in…

Japan’s energy outlook – March 2011

The adverse ramifications of the tsunami attack on Japan’s economy are far from over, and the stabilization of the nuclear reactor in Fukushima isn’t complete. Nonetheless, Japan will need to look towards importing energy sources to replace the power loss…

Crude oil prices outlook – 28 March

The crude oil market didn’t do much at the end of last week; however the unrest in the Middle East might stir up again the crude oil market. Here’s the main news items relates to the crude oil market for…

EU economic summit – highlights

Today and tomorrow is the EU economic summit of 27 Euro countries. The European leaders agreed to establish a fund called the European Stability Mechanism, which will start at less than 40 billion euros of capital. Nonetheless, the EU economic…

Ben Bernanke speech’s – highlights

Today March 23rd, Chairman of Fed, Ben Bernanke gave a speech at the Independent Community Bankers of America National Convention. He addressed in his speech the importance of Community Banking especially in these times of uncertainty and economic recovery. Bernanke…

Gold & Silver Prices Outlook –23 March

Let’s examine the mains news that might affect the changes in the current gold and silver prices as of March 23rd: Japan’s tsunami aftermath update Japanese officials state that the number of dead has risen to over 9,000 and missing…

Oil prices forecast – 23 March

The allied forces led by US army progress with their attack Qaddafi’s   army, now there are reports that they progress to the Qaddafi’s ground forces after their initial attack consternated on the Libyan air force. Yesterday major energy prices including crude…