Economic Report

In a bid to lessen their sensitivity to changes in the dollar exchange rate, Brazil’s president called on the BRICS countries to establish a single currency for trade and investment between one another on Wednesday.At the Johannesburg BRICS conference, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva proposed the idea. Given the variations …

As a result of waning worldwide economic activity, as shown by the S&P worldwide PMIs, WTI crude oil declined to $77.68 per barrel, down 0.54%, before improving to $79.01 at the time of writing. While oil stockpiles decline by 6.1 million barrels, US petrol inventories increase by 1.5 million barrels, …

US equities are trading higher on Wednesday as lower 10-year US Treasury yields aid long-term technology sectors thrive. The 10bps drop in 10-year yields is likely due to investors dialling back some of the recent build-up in growth expectations that saw yields climb to the highest levels since the Great …

Financial markets are now focused on the beginning of the three-day BRICS meeting in South Africa. To begin the three-day BRICS summit, leaders and senior officials from five of the largest rising economies in the world met in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa make up …

Japan’s Nikkei share average closed higher for the second straight session on Tuesday, with banking stocks surging on a jump in bond yields and chip-related stocks trailing their Wall Street peers. The Nikkei index rose 0.92 percent to close at 31,856.71 points. Among the 225 stocks on the index, 185 …

Oil prices fell on Tuesday as the market waited to see if Iraqi exports through the Turkish port of Ceyhan would resume, which could ease supply tightness caused by OPEC+ cuts, while China’s ailing economy still overshadowed the global demand outlook. By 0241 GMT, Brent crude fell eight cents to …

On Monday, the price of gold kept falling as the bond market turbulence persisted. The XAU/USD pair fell to its lowest point since March 14th, 1,880. Its decrease from this year’s peak is greater than 9.3%. At the time of writing, the precious metal is selling for $ 1894.69 per …

Land sales and personal budget cuts are being greatly impacted by the real estate crisis in China, which has reduced retail sales, investment, exports, and industry output. After three years, the government’s “zero covid” initiatives have not generated the promised roar but rather a whimper. Two-thirds of personal wealth and …

Japan’s Nikkei closed higher on Monday as investors tread carefully after last week’s huge losses and weather disappointment over China’s small interest rate cut. The Nikkei ended trading up 0.37 percent at 31,565.64 points on Monday, ending a three-day losing streak. The index fell 3.15 percent last week, its worst …

Eurozone Eurozone inflation has slowed further, and underlying price pressures appear to have peaked, according to Eurostat statistics released on Friday, lessening pressure on the European Central Bank to continue raising rates following its quickest rate-hike cycle on record. To confront a historic increase in inflation, the ECB has raised …