A first estimate released by the Commerce Department on Thursday indicates that the second quarter of U.S. economic activity was far higher than anticipated. After accounting for inflation and seasonality, the real gross domestic product—a measure of all the goods… Read More ›
Month: July 2024
BNP Paribas Exceeds Forecasts As Trading Income Increase
France’s BNP Paribas reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday, balancing a significant decline in net interest income at its French retail division with a spike in investment banking revenue driven by increased stocks trading. The largest bank in the euro… Read More ›
Launch Of The US Spot Ether ETF Market Is Another Victory For The Cryptocurrency Sector
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to the price of ether in the United States had a successful launch on Tuesday, with $1.07 billion worth of shares trading hands in the products, as reported by dealers, Bitwise Asset Management, and CF Benchmarks,… Read More ›
Illegal Chip Imports Into Russia Are Reportedly Declining, Although Transshipment Hubs Like China And Hong Kong Still Exist
According to previously unreleased U.S. Commerce Department data, the amount of banned commodities and semiconductors moved through China and Hong Kong to support Russia’s war effort decreased by a fifth this year, but Hong Kong is still a hub for… Read More ›
Likely Growth Of Indian Economy For 2024/25 Is At 6.5%-7% Y-O-Y: Government Report
According to a study released on Monday by the finance ministry, India’s GDP is expected to develop by 6.5% to 7% in the current fiscal year that ends in March 2025, which is less than the 7.2% growth predicted by… Read More ›
Chinese Business Group Requests That The EU Update Its EV Research Findings
This week, at a hearing before the European Commission, an industry group representing twelve Chinese automakers claimed that EU tariffs on electric vehicles manufactured in China were illegal and needed to be lifted. At a hearing on Thursday, the China… Read More ›
Drop In Asian Foreign Reserves In The First Half Of 2024
As central banks have stepped in to defend their currencies, Asia’s foreign reserves have decreased this year, with South Korea, Indonesia, and Japan seeing the biggest reductions. By the end of June, foreign reserves in 12 countries—from Japan to India—had… Read More ›
China Promises To Modernise Its Industry And Restates Its Prior Policy Objectives
Chinese officials restated their broad economic policy objectives on Thursday, without providing specific implementation methods,. These objectives include modernising the industrial complex, boosting domestic demand, reducing debt, and reducing risks associated with the real estate sector. The promises were made during… Read More ›
With Deepening Tech Fall, Europe Awaits Signals From ECB
On Thursday, traders in Europe attempted to rescue the stock markets from a tech-driven decline, with all eyes focused on whether the European Central Bank would indicate that September is the next likely month for rate cuts. The day was… Read More ›
China’s Property Rescue Effort Aims To Kill Many Birds With One Stone
Following Beijing’s directives for Chinese towns to purchase recently constructed flats and convert them into affordable housing, the initial actions were to provide proposals to expand the eligibility for subsidies and address other financial difficulties. In an effort to ease… Read More ›