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Crude oil inventories in the United States increased by 4.9 million barrels during the week ending July 17, according to data by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday. A decline between 575,000 and 1.9 million barrels was expected by market experts and surveys. On Tuesday, data by the …

Home sales in the United States registered its highest rise on record last month, due to historically low mortgage rates, according to data by the National Association of Realtors, Reuters reported. Existing home sales in the US increased by 20.7% on a monthly basis to a seasonally adjusted annual rate …

Monthly data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday revealed that Canada’s retail sales rose 18.7% in May to $ 41.8 billion.This reading came after a 19.1% increase in May’s advanced estimates, and slightly worse than the 20% market forecast.

“China’s economic recovery leads the world, we will strive to make up economic losses caused by coronavirus epidemic,” Chinese President Xi Jinping told the state television on Tuesday, as reported by Reuters. “We will strive to achieve good results for economic growth this year,” Xi added and noted that they …

The Chinese Foreign Ministry again criticized the UK’s decision to suspend the extradition treaty in Hong Kong, in the latest escalation of tensions between China and Britain. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that Britain’s actions violated international law and international standards. China on Tuesday reiterated its strong opposition to the …

European Union leaders reached a “historic” deal on a massive stimulus plan for the bloc’s economy, which is stagnating by the Covid-19. They reached the historic deal in the early hours of Tuesday after five days of negotiations. The agreement paves the way for the European Commission, the EU’s executive, …

The Bank of England (BoE) could consider lowering the cost of borrowing, the bank’s Chief Economist, Andy Haldane, said on Monday. The move could come as a way of adapting to a possible economic shock due to the COVID-19 crisis. “Roughly half of the roughly 25% fall in activity during …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that EU leaders may not be able to reach an agreement on a stimulus plan to combat Covid-19 on Sunday as negotiations between leaders continue for a third day and tensions over the demands of rich countries escalate. “There is a lot of goodwill, but …

The University Of Michigan Survey Of Consumers showed that the consumer sentiment index declined in the first half of July due to the widespread resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). After the index increased in June, its reading was reversed, leaving the sentiment index in early July insignificantly above the …

Wholesale sales in Canada increased over the month of May by 5.7% to $52.6 billion, data by Statistics Canada showed on Friday. This comes after wholesales sales fell during April, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), by 21.4%. However, May’s reading missed market expectations which suggested an …