‘We hope the US will work with China to implement the important common consensus reached by the two presidents during the phone call, give foreplay to the role of the economic and trade consultation mechanism,’ says Foreign Ministry China on Tuesday urged the US to “reduce misunderstanding” on the economic and trade relations between the…
BANGKOK – Shares were mixed Wednesday in Europe and Asia after an update on U.S. inflation pulled most Wall Street stocks lower, though gains for Nvidia pushed the Nasdaq to another record. The report showed inflation in the United States accelerated to 2.7% last month from 2.4% in May. Economists said higher prices for clothes,…
Markets This morning, it initially looked that risk premia at the ultra-long end of the yield curve could remain the focus for markets. The Japanese 10-y yield tested the cycle /YTD top levels near 1.6%. The 30-y yield even touched an all-time top near 3.21%. However, this time were no spillovers to markets outside Japan….
Regular oil changes should help your car run longer and perform better, but when Travis Brun’s engine seized up just days after stopping at a local Take 5 Oil Change, he was shocked to find his oil pan was bone dry. Brun made the discovery after the engine in his 2014 Acura sedan seized up…
OPEC+ will ramp up oil production more aggressively than anticipated in August, accelerating the rollback of its 2023 voluntary supply cuts in a bid to capture market share amid peak summer demand. At a virtual meeting Saturday, eight core members led by Saudi Arabia agreed to add 548,000 barrels per day (bpd) to global supply—exceeding…
WASHINGTON (KTUU) — With Congressman Nick Begich, R-Alaska, standing just to his right, President Donald Trump met his July 4 deadline signing his ’One Big Beautiful Bill mega bill into law – calling out Alaska’s senior senator by her first name. “I liked it because we had so much in there that no matter who…
Iran’s defense minister has made his first overseas visit since a deadly 12-day conflict with Israel, traveling to China for a gathering of top military officials from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a regional security bloc led by Beijing and Moscow. The visit, amid ongoing volatility in the Middle East, signals Tehran’s determination to deepen…
Equities Global stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors assessed the tenuous Middle East ceasefire and turned attention back to the U.S. economy. Wall Street futures were subdued after the previous day’s rally. TSX futures were flat. In Canada, investors are getting results from Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Evertz Technologies Ltd., AGF Management Ltd. and Novagold…
By Timothy Gardner, Daphne Psaledakis and Jarrett Renshaw U.S. President Donald Trump has said that China can continue to purchase Iranian oil after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, a move that the White House clarified did not indicate a relaxation of U.S. sanctions. “China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that China can continue to purchase oil from Iran, according to a post on his Truth Social platform, News.az reports citing Investing. “China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the U.S., also,” Trump wrote in his social media statement. The president’s…