On Thursday’s episode, our host David Kennedy kicked off the show with our main stories which were: China locks down once more and Venezuela returns to the table.
The largest external exporter to the EU, China, is once again facing lockdowns to contain COVID-19 outbreaks.
One of the country’s largest workshops, the Guangzhou province is the latest to suffer from crippling restrictions which may have a knock-on effect on the global supply chain.
Meanwhile, Venezuela, one of the richest countries in South America and a major exporter to the United States, has been a pariah state since the Juarez days.
However, U.S. oil men are knocking on the country’s door once again, in light of the geopolitical shift which has made Russian oil-off limits.