Jack Dutton is the Chief Business Correspondent at Al-Monitor, based in the UK. He focuses on a range of topics including energy and mining, international finance, and global markets, with a particular emphasis on oil and gas, commodities, and emerging markets. Dutton's work has been featured in prominent publications such as Newsweek and Al-Monitor.
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Jack Dutton's coverage is heavily focused on international relations, particularly within the Middle East, with a significant emphasis on economic and energy-related news. His work also includes government announcements and data citations.
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According to the disclosure, Trump earned $810 million from crypto token sales and sales of interests in UAE-backed World Liberty Financial.
Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in an X post on Wednesday that Iran and the United States had made "positive progress."
By: Jack Dutton
The project is the latest in a series of Gulf-backed investments aimed at rebuilding Syria's energy sector after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
On June 26, Emirati and Syrian officials discussed plans for a logistics corridor connecting Syrian ports to Gulf markets via Iraq.
Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell 0.15% to $71.87 a barrel as of 8:07 a.m. EDT after dropping as low as $71.09 earlier in the session, its lowest level since before the US-Israel-Iran war began on Feb. 28.
Trade between the two countries stood at $4.3 billion in 2025, and officials from both countries will meet to lay the groundwork for the first FTA negotiations.
More than 1 million Lebanese residents fled their homes after Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon intensified in March, when Hezbollah entered the conflict.
By: Jack Dutton
Oil prices had been recovering following a memorandum of understanding signed last month to end the war, but they rose by more than 6% early on Wednesday.
The International Energy Agency forecasts global oil supply will exceed demand by 4.62 million barrels per day in 2027.
US Central Command said in a statement early on Monday that it struck dozens of Iranian targets overnight as Iran targeted American bases across the Gulf.
