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The Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Thursday that Russian oil production in January did not decline, and that it was proceeding at the same pace as in December.

The European Union’s statistics office (Eurostat) said on Wednesday that the rate of consumer price inflation slowed in the single European currency area in December, as expected, thanks to the continued decline in energy prices after reaching record levels earlier. Eurostat added that prices in the twenty countries that share …

Consumers kicked off the new year feeling more optimistic about the US economy, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan’s consumer survey. The consumer sentiment index rose to 64.6 in the first two weeks of January, rising 8% from the previous reading of 59.7 for December and coming …

The American Petroleum Institute said that crude oil inventories rose by 14.8 million barrels in the week ending on the sixth of January. In its weekly report, the Petroleum Institute stated that gasoline stocks rose by 1.8 million barrels, and distillate stocks increased by 1.1 million barrels. Today, Wednesday, the …

US equities had a surprise reason for celebrating with the first day of the second trading week in the new year. So far, in 2023, Wall Street has swung from sadness to joy.US Stocks are enjoying a robust year beginning after 2022’s disappointing performance. Even though the Dow fell more …

US President Joe Biden has adopted a declaration of a state of emergency in California due to storms that have killed at least 12 people over the past ten days and cut off power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the state. The White House said in …

Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican, is officially the new speaker of the US House after a hot Capitol Hill drama that continued for almost four days and 15 rounds of votes. If the House chaos for electing a new speaker had continued for weeks, the financial markets could have worried …

Atlanta Federal Reserve bank president Raphael Bostic said on Friday that how the economy evolves will shape what the Federal Reserve has to do, as reported by Reuters.The US dollar continues to weaken against its rivals following these comments and the US Dollar Index was last seen losing 0.9% on …

The American Petroleum Institute said that crude oil inventories rose by 3.3 million barrels in the week ending on the 30th of last December. In its weekly report, the American Institute stated that gasoline stocks rose by 1.2 million barrels, while distillate stocks decreased by 2.4 million barrels. Today, Thursday, …

US equities sank on Friday. US equities are also heading towards a second-straight weekly loss, as more negative and disappointing news on the US economy accelerate a sure decline. The S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Index were lower around 1.5%, while the Nasdaq fell 1.3%. Earlier in the session, …