Oil prices settled higher on Monday as fresh U.S. sanctions on Iran and a commitment to compensate for overproduction by Iraq added to concerns of near-term supply tightness, helping the market recover some of Friday's steep losses.

President Trump met with French President Macron yesterday. Macron corrected Trump on how much Europe has financially supported Ukraine. Also, the U.S. sided with Russia, North Korea and Iran at the United Nations against the resolution calling for Russia's immediate withdrawal from Ukraine.

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, and how that all relates to Ukraine.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry addressed regional and global issues, emphasizing regional security, criticizing US policies.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday limiting who is eligible to benefit from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

These are the updates for Friday, March 7, 2025, as US President Donald Trump presses for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

A representative of President Donald Trump’s administration has rejected the U.N.’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The United States voted with Russia, North Korea, Iran and 14 other Moscow-friendly countries Monday against a U.N. resolution condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump said he's “strongly considering” sanctions and tariffs on Russia in hopes of forcing a settlement to the war in Ukraine.

The IAEA Director General reminded the Agency’s Board of Governors today of the precarious nuclear safety situation in Ukraine, and discussed his trip to Fukushima, developments with Iran, reaching gender parity at the IAEA and more.

He appears to admit Vladimir Putin is exploiting a pause in US aid to Ukraine but is only doing “what anybody else would do” and “bombing the hell out of them”.