“Imposing tariffs on the remainder of U.S. imports from China will put undue strain on the supply chains of the natural gas and oil industry that enable the delivery of reliable and affordable energy to American families and businesses,” said Dr. Aaron Padilla, API’s Senior Advisor for International Policy.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.1 percent in the first quarter of 2019 , according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2018, real GDP increased 2.2 percent.

The Scandinavian nation’s parliament voted on Wednesday to instruct its $1 trillion fund to pull an estimated more than $13 billion from oil, gas and coal extracting companies and move up to $20 billion into renewable-energy projects and companies, representing around 2% of the fund.

the United States had never targeted an Iranian head of state before and that was a sign Trump was getting personal.

In addition, a number of medium-term risks are growing. The financial system appears healthy but vulnerabilities in leveraged corporates and, potentially, in the nonbank system are elevated by historical standards. An abrupt reversal of the recent supportive financial market conditions or a deepening of ongoing trade disputes represent material risks to the U.S. economy, with concomitant negative outward spillovers. The U.S. public debt-to-GDP ratio is on an unsustainable path and is expected to continue rising throughout the medium-term, as aging related spending rises.

Let’s see which companies are still undervalued and which ones are out of my radar. Some of them reached their fair value and some other stopped to satisfy my parameters.

The U.S. current-account deficit decreased to $130.4 billion (preliminary) in the first quarter of 2019 from $143.9 billion (revised) in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The deficit was 2.5 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product in the first quarter, down from 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter.

Around $200 billion in projects across the globe from Australia to the United States are racing to be approved over the next two years, vying to provide around 65 million tonnes of new annual supplies that are needed by 2025, according to estimates by consultants Wood Mackenzie.

Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. In support of these goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 percent.

“Мы считаем, что есть дополнительные импульсы для развития отношений России и Ирана. В то же время энергетические проекты остаются одними из основных с точки зрения привлечения инвестиций. Несмотря на санкции относительно Ирана, наши компании продолжают работу, мы видим большой интерес к иранским проектам”. - подчеркнул Министр.

“Развитие всесторонних связей между Россией и Ираном имеет важное значение для укрепления мира и стабильности в регионе Ближнего и Среднего Востока и отвечает национальным интересам обеих стран”, - отметил Александр Новак в ходе пленарного заседания.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) and the co-venturers in Mozambique's Offshore Area 1, announced a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Anadarko-led Area 1 Mozambique LNG project. This official declaration of FID confirms the Area 1 Plan of Development is now effective with notice provided to the Government of Mozambique that all conditions precedent have been fulfilled, and the project can now advance to the construction phase.

Industrial production rose 0.4 percent in May after falling 0.4 percent in April. The indexes for manufacturing and mining gained 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively, in May; the index for utilities climbed 2.1 percent. At 109.6 percent of its 2012 average, total industrial production was 2.0 percent higher in May than it was a year earlier. Capacity utilization for the industrial sector moved up 0.2 percentage point in May to 78.1 percent, a rate that is 1.7 percentage points below its long-run (1972–2018) average.

Россия и Иран работают над расширением сотрудничества во всех отраслях, включая финансово-банковскую сферу, промышленность, энергетику, транспорт, сельское хозяйство и здравоохранение, отметил Министр энергетики и сопредседатель Постоянной Российско-Иранской комиссии по торгово-экономическому сотрудничеству Александр Новак по итогам встречи.

Катар является важным, надежным партнёром для России в регионе Ближнего Востока и Северной Африки, сказал Владимир Путин.