Sanctions

Philippines says working with Washington to obtain oil from US-sanctioned countries

Manila has temporarily increased coal-fired generation due to the energy supply pressures

US President Donald Trump said oil prices have not spiked as much as he had feared.

Trump says US is waiving certain oil-related sanctions to ensure supply

A prolonged spike in oil and petrol costs could cost Trump and Republicans at the midterm elections

The rial has been under pressure for years due to Western sanctions and systemic corruption that’s undermined confidence in the economy.

How Iran sanctions and a currency crash triggered mass protests

The country’s oil exports are still the mainstay of its economy

The seizure is the first known action against an oil tanker since President Trump ordered a large US military build-up in the region and carried out strikes against suspected drug vessels.

US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

[WASHINGTON] The US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions with Caracas in a move that also raised oil prices.

The latest list of entities sanctioned, announced on Nov 20, include three based in Singapore.

At least 10 Singapore-linked entities face US sanctions over alleged links to Iranian oil trade

They are among a list of more than 70 people and firms worldwide the US accused in Oct–Nov of trading Iranian oil and petrochemicals

US sanctions on Venezuela are accelerating the Latin American country's geopolitical realignment away from Washington.

The hemispheric toll of the US-Venezuela crisis

Washington’s economic pressure has entrenched the autocratic regime and exported the costs

In 2016, the Cambricon project was spun off and founded as a company, with the academy as an early financial backer.

US sanctions propel Chinese AI prodigy to US$23 billion fortune

Shares of the chip designer Cambricon Technologies have surged more than 765% over the past 24 months

Russian President Vladimir Putin derided the sanctions as an unfriendly act, saying they would not significantly affect the Russian economy and talked up Russia’s importance to the global oil market.

Putin defiant after Trump sanctions Russian oil majors over Ukraine

[MOSCOW] Russian President Vladimir Putin remained defiant on Thursday after US President Donald Trump hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions to pressure the Kremlin leader to end the w...