OPEC+ (OPEC and allies) is holding a Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting on Wednesday to decide oil output policy from August. The meeting will focus on easing output cuts to 7.7M bpd until December. This comes amid the slow recovery in the global economy that was hit by the …

France said on Wednesday that they believe an EU deal on the European recovery plan can be reached by the end of this week. And according to Reuters, France presidency office also said that France could obtain a European subsidy of nearly 40 B euros (45.76 B dollars) to help …

China said on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Ban Huawei’s participation in the fifth-generation network is frustrating, and that other Chinese companies have followed headlines of how UK treat the telecommunications giant, which is harmful to investment. Liu Xiaoming, China’s Ambassador to the UK, said ‘the way you treat Huawei …

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law there. Hong Kong would be treated “the same as mainland China”, Trump said. He also signed a law to impose sanctions on officials who cracked down on …

US stocks were set to open higher supported by news of the success of Covid-19 vaccine by Moderna in clinical trials. Dow Jones futures fell 253 points or 1.0%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4% and the S&P 500  0.7%. (10:15 GMT). It’s a heavy day for US in …

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday that he sees “very difficult hours ahead.” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven met for talks before the European Union summit. The economy of Spain is one of the most affected economies in the European Union from …

Bitcoin continues to trade in a limited range on Wednesday for the sixth consecutive session and settles near $ 9210 levels. The cryptocurrency was between 9350 and 9050 dollars in the past four sessions. At the moment, bitcoin fell on a daily basis by about 0.42% in the 9210 area. …

European stock markets Trading higher on Wednesday as investors are optimistic about Covid-19 vaccine with expectations that the European Union summit will lead to more stimulus.In the European morning, the German DAX rose 0.7%, FTSE 100 in the UK rose 0.9%, while french CAC 40 rose 0.9%. Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, …

The euro rose during the European morning, hitting its highest level in four months after increasing demand with Federal Reserve Governor Lil Brainard hinted that the US needed an easier monetary policy. EUR/USD rose 0.1% to 1.1408, after reaching its highest level since March 10 at 1.1423 earlier in the …

Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday after a sharp drop in US crude inventories as markets eyeing OPEC meeting later in the day on the future level of production cuts. Brent crude futures rose 19 cents, or 0.4%, to $ 43.09 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose …