The Japanese government will suggest that the International Energy Agency create a gas stockpiling framework for its member nations.

A spokesperson said Russia would be suspending the Black Sea Grain Initiative until the country’s demands to export its goods to the rest of the world are met.

The U.S. and Europe will need to stimulate more innovation and reward manufacturers if they hope to loosen Asia's grip on the global semiconductor market.

A deal is expected between Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.

The United Kingdom is the first European country to join the trade agreement and is projected to be the pact’s second-biggest economy behind only Japan.

A 10-day strike of 340,000 workers would reportedly result in over $1.1 billion in lost direct wages and more than $7 billion in total economic losses.

The German government says the country is interested in becoming less dependent on China while not decoupling from the Asian nation.

The company has reportedly revised the start of contract cargoes from its Calcasieu Pass LNG plant to late 2024, extending a previous delay by almost a year.

Is it time for the U.S. to take a more aggressive approach to China’s plan for global economic dominance? 

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