Most Asian stocks edged lower on Thursday as weaker-than-expected Chinese inflation data pointed to a sluggish economic recovery in the country, while fears of a more hawkish Federal Reserve continued to chip away at sentiment. China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes fell 0.3% each after
Read MoreGuyana’s coming auction of offshore oil exploration blocks has lured at least 10 companies including Shell (LON:RDSa), Petrobras and Chevron , to consider the decade’s hottest oil region, people close to the matter said. The South American country is offering 14 offshore blocks, a move to speed economic
Read MoreGold prices were mixed on Monday amid some uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy, while copper prices retreated sharply as major importer China set a weaker-than-expected GDP target for 2023, undermining expectations of a strong recovery in demand. Bullion prices were aided by a drop in the dollar last
Read MoreMost Asian currencies were muted on Friday amid growing concerns over the path of U.S. monetary policy, while the Chinese yuan was among the best performers this week on a string of strong economic readings. The yuan rose 0.1%, and was set to close the week nearly 0.8%
Read MoreGermany’s Merck KGaA on Thursday predicted 2023 earnings would slip due to a decline at its electronic chemicals unit and a drop in COVID-related demand for its lab supplies from drug and vaccine makers. For 2023 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), adjusted for one-offs, the
Read MoreElon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX was ready to try again at sending NASA’s next long-duration crew of the International Space Station to orbit on Thursday, about 72 hours after a first attempt was scrubbed due to a clogged filter in the launch system. Two NASA astronauts will be
Read MoreWhen Ukraine recaptured Kherson in November, Andrii Povod returned to find his grain farm in ruins. Two tractors were missing, most of the wheat was gone and all 11 buildings used to store crops and machinery had been bombed and burned. The farm bears the scars of Russian
Read MoreGeneral Motors Co is cutting hundreds of executive-level and salaried jobs as it looks to cut costs and streamline operations, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The global reductions are in the “low hundreds,” the person said. GM Chief People Officer Arden Hoffman said
Read MoreGold prices kept to a tight range on Tuesday after recovering slightly from their weakest level this year, as concerns over rising interest rates and anticipation of key U.S. economic readings this week kept traders largely on the sidelines. The yellow metal marked four consecutive weeks of losses
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Oil Prices Dip, But Eye Positive Week On Chinese Demand Bets
Oil prices fell slightly on Friday as traders weighed the prospect of more economic headwinds from rising interest rates, although renewed optimism over a rebound in Chinese demand put prices on course for strong weekly gains. Crude markets logged wild swings in recent sessions amid a series of
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