Commodities

Oil prices fell to a six-week low on Friday amid demand concerns after Austria announced a nationwide lockdown.But for consumers looking for some relief at the pump, the declines are not yielding any immediate lower fuel prices. The national average for a gallon of gas stood around a seven-year high …

The looming return of lockdowns to contain Europe’s latest wave of Covid-19 cases poses risk on economic recovery and postponement of the timetable for the ECB’s wind down of emergency stimulus. Euro zone bond yields dropped on Friday and Germany’s entire yield curve fell into negative territory for the first …

Baker Hughes reported, Friday, that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil rose by seven to 461 this week.The new figures followed increases in each of the previous three weeks, including a climb of four oil rigs last week, Baker Hughes data shows.The total active U.S. rig count, …

Texas is home of the most vulnerable power grid across the United States. The state is preparing to be hit by a surge in demand for electricity that’s twice as much as the size of Austin’s.An army of cryptocurrency miners opted to head to Texas state to utilize cheap power …

Early Christmas shopping have pushed up shop sales in October as people spent more on clothing and on toys.Sales rose by 0.8% in October, following no growth in September, according to the Office for National Statistics. Clothing sales reached their highest level since the start of the pandemic.Second-hand stores, like …

Oil prices fell below $79 a barrel on Friday, as a new increase in Covid-19 cases in Europe threatened to slow the pace of economic recovery, while investors weighed the possibility of a move by the world’s major economies to withdraw from their strategic stocks of crude to calm energy …

Two sources familiar with the matter said that the commitment of the OPEC+ group to oil production cuts amounted to 116 percent in October, up from 115 percent in September. This indicates that the group continues to produce within the framework of the agreed goals. The data showed that the …

US shares markets witnessed a mild improvement in trading sentiment, despite printing a mixed daily performance for Thursday. The reason could be linked to the strong US data and comments from the Fed policymakers, as well as a pullback in the US inflation expectations and the Treasury yields.The Dollar Index’s …

Governments from a number of the world’s biggest economies said on Thursday they are considering the release of oil from their strategic reserves.The announcements follow a rare request by the United States for a coordinated move to ease global energy prices and ahead of a meeting of major oil producing …

Because of the strict constitutional ceiling on borrowing, Germany has become more like those internet users who see advertisements promising lose-weight tricks or acquire millions.To meet its climate obligations and upgrade its digital infrastructure, Germany needs to get prepared for €50bn ($57bn) a year in public investment.But a “debt brake” …