Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday that Moscow is ready to return to the deal to export grain across the Black Sea once the West fulfills its obligations regarding Russia’s grain exports. The Kremlin said in a statement that Putin, in a call …
Read More »Reuters: The OPEC+ committee will not likely change oil policy at Friday’s meeting
Sources in the OPEC + group told Reuters that the group is unlikely to change the current oil production policy during the meeting of the ministerial committee on Friday, as the lack of supplies and the strength of the demand trend lead to an increase in oil prices. Ministers from …
Read More »BoE is torn between fighting inflation and recession danger
The Bank of England, which is expected to increase interest rates once again on Thursday, must balance the need to combat an inflation rate that is already running at more than four times its objective against the harm that 13 consecutive rate increases have already done to the economy. Most …
Read More »European shares fell to their lowest in two weeks
European stocks fell on Wednesday to their lowest levels in nearly two weeks, with technology and auto stocks leading the losses, as investors globally fled from risky assets after Fitch Ratings suddenly downgraded the credit rating of the United States. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 1.1% by 0708 GMT, …
Read More »Japan’s stocks recorded the biggest daily decline this year
Japanese stocks posted their largest daily decline in percentage terms this year, as caution spread in Asian markets after an unexpected downgrade of the credit rating of the United States negatively affected sentiment. The Nikkei index fell 2.30 percent to close at 32,707.69 points, the largest daily decline since December …
Read More »Gold rises after the decline in the dollar and Treasury yields following Fitch’s decision
Gold prices rose on Wednesday after the decline in the dollar and US Treasury bond yields following Fitch’s decision to downgrade the credit rating of the United States, which undermined confidence in the US economy ahead of the release of important data expected this week. The spot gold price rose …
Read More »Dollar is falling after the downgrade of the credit rating of the United States
The dollar fell on Wednesday after Fitch’s decision to downgrade the credit rating of the United States raised questions about the country’s fiscal outlook, but got some support from a series of relatively strong economic data. On Tuesday, Fitch lowered the US rating to AA+ from AAA, in a move …
Read More »Could China’s weak PMI figures be good news for commodities?
For the past three months, China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index has been below 50, a sign that the second-largest economy in the world is getting more and more pessimistic. The sub-index for the important construction industry dropped significantly from a high of 65.6 in March to 51.2 in July. Beijing’s most …
Read More »USD/JPY jumps above 143.00 after US data
The USD/JPY pair advances for a third day in a row, gaining 0.70% and moving up towards the 143.53 region, as at the time of writing. Although it accelerated in July, the ISM Manufacturing PMI fell short of expectations. Additionally, JOLTs statistics fall short of predictions.Prior to important labour market …
Read More »AUD declines post RBA’s surprise decision
The Australian dollar experienced a significant decline on Tuesday due to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 4.10% at its August meeting. This decision was surprising as higher interest rates tend to strengthen a currency by attracting more foreign capital. The release …
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