The Chinese central bank eased a key monetary policy instrument on Friday, attempting to boost an economy facing hurdles from a slowdown in its largest export markets. The People’s Bank of China announced a 25 basis point reduction in the reserve requirement ratio for major banks, which specifies how much …
Read More »China reopens borders to foreign tourists for the first time since 2020
China said it will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in three years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, by re-issuing various types of visas from Wednesday, March 15. The lifting of this latest border measure, which was intended to protect against COVID-19, comes after …
Read More »China’s passenger car sales in February rose 10.4% year on year
China’s passenger car sales totaled 1.42 million units in February, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on Wednesday, up 10.4 percent from the same period in 2022 when the week-long Lunar New Year holiday led to a decline in business activities. It said car sales in the first …
Read More »WTI holds on $80s as focus shifts away from China onto America
WTI reversed some of its earlier losses and is now up for a fifth straight day as it approaches the $80s region. In the last three weeks, it achieved the highest closing price in the futures markets. Despite expectations for a slightly less robust recovery in China’s economy, the bulls …
Read More »Noor Capital | Mohammed Hashad Interview on Dubai TV – 06 March 2023
Interviewed by Dubai TV on Monday, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and the member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the global financial markets on the first day of this trading week. (I) ChinaAsked how the news …
Read More »China’s Jan-Feb commerce probably shrank again
A Reuters poll revealed on Monday that China likely once more exported and imported less in January and February than a year earlier, supporting authorities’ concerns that a weakening global economy might hinder domestic development. Exports are predicted to have decreased by 9.4% from a year earlier in January-February, which …
Read More »China opposes U.S. adding Chinese firms to trade blacklist
China opposes the United States adding several Chinese firms to its trade blacklist, China’s commerce ministry said on Friday. China urges the United States to stop using any excuse to suppress Chinese firms, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website. The U.S. Commerce Department, which oversees export …
Read More »Oil is stable and is heading to record weekly gains
Oil prices stabilized today, Friday, on their way to recording weekly gains, as renewed optimism about the recovery of demand from China offset the impact of growing recession fears due to the increase in US crude inventories and tightening monetary policy in Europe. And by 0936 GMT, Brent crude futures …
Read More »Oil stabilizes amid optimism on Chinese demand
Wednesday saw a modest increase in oil prices as evidence of sufficient supply, notably rising U.S. crude stocks, outweighed rising expectations for higher demand following an increase in manufacturing in the world’s biggest petroleum importer China.Brent crude futures ended the day at $84.31 per barrel, up 86 cents or 1%. …
Read More »China’s Caixin Manufacturing PMI expands to 51.6 in February
China’s Caixin Manufacturing PMI returns to expansion with 51.6 in February vs. 50.2 expected and 49.2 previous, courtesy of the renewed increases in output, new orders and employment. Wang Zhe, Senior Economist at Caixin Insight Group said, “The recovery in manufacturing activity came as the most recent wave of Covid-19 …
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