Is Russia running short on fuel?

俄罗斯燃料是否短缺?

World Business Report

2026-06-18

26 分钟
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Donald Trump’s new Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has held interest rates steady at his first policy meeting, despite being appointed with a clear expectation that borrowing costs would fall. What does it mean for ordinary business owners in the States? And we look how motorbike couriers smuggling Iranian fuel into Pakistan, where riders say the war has triggered a new boom. Plus how does one of the world’s biggest oil producers end up short of fuel? We're in Russia where drivers are queuing for hours to fill up their tanks.
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  • The US central bank holds rates, but for how long?

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  • On the way he was brought in to cut but for now he's holding fire.

  • What's Kevin Warsh's next move?

  • Plus how does one of the world's biggest oil producers end up short of fuel?

  • We're in Russia where drivers are queuing up for hours just to fill up their tax.

  • So the Federal Reserve's decided to keep interest rates where they are between