The pan-European STOXX 600 index declined on Friday, led by semiconductor manufacturers, after weak reports from Samsung and Advanced Micro Devices. At the same time, recession fears persisted amid signs that central banks will remain decisive in tightening monetary policy. The Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2 percent by 0704 …

Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday gave momentum to a bill pressuring OPEC+ after the group announced a deep cut in oil production this week despite lobbying by President Joe Biden’s administration to keep the taps open. The so-called No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) bill gained …

Oil prices stabilized on Friday, before the announcement of important US economic data, after rising more than one percent in the previous session, after the decision of the OPEC + group of oil producers regarding production targets. By 0339 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 11 cents to $94.31 a barrel. …

Gold prices stabilized on Friday, October 7, ahead of a US jobs report that may support investors’ expectations regarding the path of the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and is heading towards the largest weekly increase since March. By 01:23 GMT, there was little change in gold in …

On Thursday, the dollar extended the rally that began on Wednesday, as investors awaited the US jobs and inflation data, looking for indications that may mean reducing the intensity of the interest rate hike and reducing the rise of the US currency. The euro fell 0.27 percent to $0.9859, after …

Nonfarm Payrolls in the US are expected to appear above “normal” once again. That would affirm that the US employment situation remains “hot”, and that the Fed can focus on getting inflation down. According to the latest BLS report, there were over 10.1M job openings, but just 6.0M people were …

On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it was “inconceivable” that the investigation of cracks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines would be carried out without Russia’s participation. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the West had deliberately created obstacles to the investigation and said excluding Russia …

A Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday that the decision of the OPEC + group of major oil producers to cut production by two million barrels per day aims to stabilize the market. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that by agreeing to the production cut, OPEC+ confirmed its credibility as an organization …

Oil prices stabilized near a three-week high on Thursday after the OPEC + alliance agreed to cut global crude supplies by reducing production by about 2 million barrels per day, the largest cut since 2020. Brent crude futures for December settlement rose four cents to $93.41 a barrel by 0538 …

European shares rebounded on Thursday after falling in the previous session. Investors awaited more economic data and the European Central Bank’s September meeting minutes to indicate the pace and path of interest rate hikes. The Stoxx 600 index was up 0.6 percent by 0710 GMT, tracking Wall Street. Until the …