The United States is set to support a significant global treaty aiming to reduce annual plastic production, marking a major shift from its previous stance, according to a source close to U.S. negotiators who spoke to Reuters on Wednesday. This… Read More ›
Geopolitics
UBS CEO Predicts Higher Market Volatility, Downplays U.S. Recession Risks
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti stated Wednesday that while he anticipates increased market volatility in the latter half of the year, he does not foresee an imminent recession in the U.S. Despite recent sharp sell-offs in global equities triggered by weaker-than-expected… Read More ›
Chinese Investors’ Growing Demand for Offshore Investments Strains QDII Quotas Amid Local Market Uncertainty
The rising demand from Chinese investors for offshore investments has led foreign banks and fund managers to struggle with limited outbound-investing quotas, despite recent selloffs in U.S. and Japanese markets. Firms utilizing China’s Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) program are… Read More ›
IEA Revises 2025 Oil Demand Growth Amidst China’s Economic Slowdown
The International Energy Agency (IEA) maintained its 2024 global oil demand growth forecast but adjusted its 2025 estimate downward, attributing the revision to the weakened Chinese economy. The IEA’s monthly report highlighted that China’s post-COVID economic surge has waned, significantly… Read More ›
Innovation And Efficiency Propel U.S. Shale Oil Output Amid Global Supply Shifts
The latest data reveals that advanced operating efficiencies in the U.S. shale sector are driving increased oil production without additional spending. This surge in output is set to influence global oil markets as OPEC prepares to unwind its output cuts… Read More ›
Oil Rebounds On Mideast Tensions But China Data Caps Gains
Oil futures rebounded more than $1 a barrel from seven-week lows on Wednesday following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, escalating tensions in the Middle East. Despite this uptick, prices continue to be weighed down by concerns… Read More ›
Assassination Of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh In Iran Sparks Fears Of Wider Regional Escalation
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of the morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group announced on Wednesday, heightening concerns of a broader escalation in a region already shaken by Israel’s war in Gaza and a… Read More ›
Putin Alerts The US To A Missile Catastrophe Akin To The Cold War
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, issued a warning to Washington on Sunday, stating that if Washington placed long-range missiles in Germany, Russia would place missiles of a similar design within striking reach of the West. In anticipation of a… Read More ›
Fed’s Primary Inflation Measure Increased 2.5% In June Over The Previous Year, Easing The Rate-Cutting Path
A key US Federal Reserve indicator revealed in June that inflation had somewhat decreased from a year earlier, paving the path for the much-anticipated interest rate drop in September. According to Dow Jones estimates, the personal consumption expenditures price index… Read More ›
As Sanctions Impede Bilateral Trade Settlements, China And Russia Are Turning To Digital Payments
Digital platform Qifa told Reuters that while certain settlements directly through banks are taking months to clear owing to sanctions, the rising usage of digital assets in cross-border settlements between Russia and China is easing bilateral payment concerns. Chinese-owned Qifa… Read More ›