According to Reuters, Saudi Arabia may raise its August official selling price (OSP) for crude oil sold in Asia. That would be the third monthly price hiking due to an increase in Middle East benchmarks and a rebound in Asian refining margins. As of August, Middle East crude supply may …
Read More »ECB Hikes Rates for First Time Since 2023: Iran War Energy Shock Forces Inflation Forecasts Higher, Growth Lower
Key Takeaways ECB raises rates: The deposit rate was lifted to 2.25% from 2% — the first increase in…
Bitcoin Bounces 2.2% as U.S. Signals End to Latest Iran Strikes: SpaceX IPO and AI Rotation Keep Crypto Under Pressure
Key Takeaways Bitcoin recovers: The world’s largest crypto rose 2.2% to $62,673.7, bouncing fr…
European Stocks Rebound as Dip Buyers Return Ahead of ECB’s First Rate Hike Since 2023
Key Takeaways Broad recovery: The Stoxx 600 rose 0.6% after hitting a three-week low Wednesday; FTSE…
Oil Erases Gains as U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Resume Despite Air Strikes: ING Warns Hormuz “Still Some Way Off” From Resolution
Key Takeaways Oil retreats: Brent fell 1.4% to $91.76 per barrel, while WTI dropped 1.3% to $88.88 —…
Gold Bounces From 6-Month Low After Iran Declares Total Hormuz Shutdown: ING Warns Near-Term Path Tied to Fed Policy
Key Takeaways Gold recovers from 6-month low: Spot gold rose 0.6% to $4,093.35 per ounce after touch…
US Consumer Inflation Continues to Climb as Energy Costs Push Prices Higher
Consumer inflation in the United States continued to accelerate in May, highlighting the ongoing imp…
CPI Day’s Drivers: US Dollar Rebounds as Inflation Stays Elevated, Pressuring Gold and Major Currencies
Stronger Inflation Revives Demand for the US DollarThe US Dollar strengthened on Wednesday after fre…
Wall Street Sinks as Inflation Surges and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets
Stocks Slide as Investors React to Inflation and Geopolitical RisksU.S. stocks closed sharply lower …
Bitcoin Under Pressure Near $60,000 as Market Uncertainty Grows, but Long-Term Bullish Forecasts Remain
Bitcoin Struggles as Investors Shift Toward Safer AssetsBitcoin remained under pressure this week as…
Euro Holds Steady as Markets Await ECB Rate Decision
The euro traded in a narrow range on Thursday as investors awaited the European Central Bank’s lates…
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July, 2020
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1 July 2020 3:09 pm
COVID-19 Updates: Gloomy Warnings in the US
The world’s efforts for discovering a cure are going at full capacity, with Gilead’s remdeisivr being a potential cure. In the US, the number of cases reached 40,000 again, and epidemiologist Anthony Fauci warned that the US could see 100,000 cases per day. While testifying on Capitol Hill, he told …
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1 July 2020 2:39 pm
IFO Sees Europe’s Largest Economy Contracting by 6.7% in 2020
“Germany’s economy will gradually recover after a historic slump due to the coronavirus pandemic and will likely return to last year’s level at the end of 2021,” economic institute IFO said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. IFO sees GDP contracting by 11.9% in Q2 on a quarterly basis and to …
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1 July 2020 2:13 pm
Eurozone PMI Manufacturing Finalized at 47.4
Eurozone PMI Manufacturing was finalized at 47.4 in June, up from 39.4 in May a report by IHS Markit said. The index was in contraction below 50 for 17 consecutive months. and had fallen to 33.4 in April. The report stated: “Eurozone manufacturing sector continues to contract sharply,” “There was …
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1 July 2020 1:54 pm
UK Manufacturing Activity Picked Up in June
After the Great collapse due to COVID 19 pandemic, the UK manufacturing sector returned to recovery after it began to stabilize last June. IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) posted 50.1 compared to 40.7 in May, in line with economists’ expectations. PMIs are given on a scale of 0 to …
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1 July 2020 1:13 pm
Dubai’s Economy Shrank by 3.5% in Q1 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The government media office in UAE said in a statement issued on Tuesday that Dubai’s real GDP decreased by 3.5% in Q1 year-on-year as the country was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Reuters. The government said some sectors such as real estate and finance have maintained their strength …
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