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Asian Shares reached a 4-month high on Monday as traders acted on the revival of Chinese activity to support the global economic growth, despite the high number of Covid-19 cases in US that had delayed the reopening of the economy. MSCI’s Asia Pacific Index outside Japan fell 1.5% to its highest …

Jean Castex will lead a new French government, after being named by President Emmanuel Macron as prime minister. Macron, who was elected in 2017, promised a cabinet reshuffle in recent days to focus on recovery from the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new Prime Minister of France, …

The European Commission has granted a conditional clearance to use Gilead Sciences’ Remdesivir to treat Covid-19 This decision came after the European Medicines Agency’s “rolling review” that started at the end of April. The Commission had previously stated that it was negotiating with Gilead to purchase sufficient doses for European …

August West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell nearly 1.50% during European session after facing a rejection near 40.50. WTI failed to sustain the higher levels but on track to record weekly gains. The growing fears of an increase in the numbers of cases with Covid 19 affected the market sentiment, …

US President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday: “There is a rise in Coronavirus cases because our testing is so massive and so good, far bigger and better than any other country,” adding that this is excellent news, but “even better news is that death, and the death rate, is down. …

Addressing the German parliament on Friday, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said that they are preparing on every level for a no-deal Brexit. In previous remarks on Monday, Merkel warned that the European Union (EU) needs to be prepared for a situation in which a Brexit deal is not reached. The …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that members of the European Union (EU) must agree on a deal to help fund the recovery of the bloc’s economies from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A deal must be reached before the end of summer, Merkel stressed in her remarks …

Industrial production in Brazil increased by 7% during May, recording its biggest rise on record. This comes as economic activity in Brazil resumed after two months of lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). On an annual basis, industrial production decreased in Brazil by 21.9%.

New factory orders in the United States increased during May on a monthly basis by 8%, according to data by the US Commerce Department. This shows a sign of recovery, after orders for US-manufactured goods decreased by 13.5% in April, despite coming below the market expectations consensus of an 8.9% …

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said that the most recent job data proves that the US economy is roaring back. The US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report, released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed an increase of 4.8 million jobs in June, beating market forecasts. …