September 11, 2023 11:34 am
Copper Futures surged more than 1% on Monday, underpinned by an upbeat set of macro data coming out of China, the largest copper importer worldwide. Data by the National Bureau of Statistics of China showed over the weekend that the country had registered positive inflation in August, following the first deflation reading in more than […]
Read moreSeptember 7, 2023 9:35 am
Having registered a seven-day streak of gains, futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil retreated on Thursday, as demand concerns related to possible winter period slowdown countered prospects of tighter supply from extended output cuts. WTI Futures had risen earlier this week after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended voluntary production cuts to the end […]
Read moreSeptember 1, 2023 12:33 pm
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil were set to register their first weekly advance in three weeks, underpinned by prospects of tightening supply. Saudi Arabia is largely expected to extend a voluntary production cut of 1 million barrels per day into October in addition to curbs engineered by the OPEC+ group. Also, Russia’s […]
Read moreAugust 31, 2023 9:29 am
Mining company Impala Platinum said on Thursday that it had raised its metals production forecast for the 2023/2024 full year, as it draws benefits from recent asset acquisitions from Royal Bafokeng Platinum. Those acquisitions are expected to “materially alter” the company’s production profile, as it forecasts an increase in platinum-group metals output to between 3.3 […]
Read moreAugust 30, 2023 9:58 am
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil extended gains from the prior four trading days on Wednesday, as a substantial drop in US crude stocks last week indicated firm demand. The most recent data by the American Petroleum Institute showed crude oil inventories had decreased by 11.486 million barrels in the week ending August […]
Read moreAugust 28, 2023 9:51 am
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil edged higher on Monday after China announced measures to prop up stuttering economic recovery. The country halved stamp duty on stock trades effective August 28th, which provided certain support to oil prices early during Monday’s session. However, “after last week’s modest (Chinese central bank interest) rate cut, […]
Read moreAugust 25, 2023 9:43 am
Teikoku Databank reported on Friday that China’s suspension of Japanese seafood imports after the wastewater release from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant had affected over 700 Japanese food exporters. The market research firm noted that 727 Japan-based companies exported food products to China, or 8% of all Japanese business entities that export goods to China. […]
Read moreAugust 25, 2023 7:33 am
Canadian officials announced on Friday that the country would join as a third party in the dispute settlement between the United States and Mexico in regard to genetically modified corn in imported tortillas and dough. Last week, the United States escalated its objections to Mexico’s restrictions on genetically modified corn imports and requested a dispute […]
Read moreAugust 24, 2023 8:09 am
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil retreated on Thursday, following a series of weak macro data from major economies and ahead of a highly anticipated speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tomorrow, which could offer interest rate guidance. The latest manufacturing purchasing managers’ index surveys indicated a rather shaken health of major […]
Read moreAugust 22, 2023 12:28 pm
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee announced on Tuesday that he was strongly against Japan’s release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. The financial hub will immediately put in place import controls on seafood from Japan, Lee said. Japan intends to begin releasing over 1 million tons of treated […]
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