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The European Commission raised its growth forecast for the year for the 19 countries using the euro, saying Thursday that the economy was bouncing back from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic as people went back to work in consumer-facing jobs.However, the EU’s executive branch lowered its outlook for next …

A strong blow has beaten Britain’s hopes to grab a slice of the market for electric vehicle batteries after one of the biggest chemical companies said it would give up on developing the technology.Johnson Matthey, a member of the FTSE 100, announced plans on Thursday to exit the battery materials …

On Thursday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in the fourth quarter of this year due to high energy prices but kept its expectations of strong demand growth above pre-pandemic levels in 2022. OPEC said in a monthly report that …

General Motors Co is seeing a better flow of semiconductors, and most of its assembly plants in North America are now back to running regular production, including Mexico, according to GM spokesperson.

Having earlier showed readiness to fight inflation, U. S. President Joe Biden reiterated, Wednesday, that the consumer prices remained too high during early Thursday morning in Asia.“People remain unsettled about economy due to higher prices”, added Biden. He also said “I’m not waiting to sign a bill to improve the …

On Wednesday, yield on Treasury notes, which often rises when investors anticipate tighter central bank policies, rose back toward highs for 2021, near 0.5%, compared with 0.409% at Tuesday’s close. The U.S. inflation rate reached a 13-year high recently, triggering a debate about whether the country is entering an inflationary …

Gold hit a fresh multi-month high of $1,868.54 an ounce, its highest since last June. Gold surged on the back of higher-than-anticipated US inflation data encouraging speculations the U. S. Fe will have no choice but to hike rates sooner.The XAU/USD Index retreated from the mentioned high on the broad …

According to Wall Street Journal, cost pressures are depriving Democrats of the political benefits of the strong U. S. economy. Today, jobs and wages are growing rapidly, the stock market is at records on the back of positive corporate earnings and the public is optimistic about jobs and their financial …

The Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday that U.S. crude inventories rose by 1 million barrels for the week ended Nov. 5.The fresh data matches the average increase expected by analysts polled by S&P Global Platts. The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday reported a 2.5 million-barrel decline, according to sources. …

U.S. wholesale inventories increased more than expected initially in September, but automobile stocks declined further amid a global semiconductor shortage, which is undercutting motor vehicle production.The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that wholesale inventories increased 1.4%, instead of 1.1% as estimated last month. Stocks at wholesalers rose 1.3% in August. …