Structure more important than growth rate of trade
The national foreign trade data for the first half of the year, released on Friday, show the total value of…
Euro zone households seek loans again after two years – ECB
Euro zone households are applying for loans in growing numbers for the first time in two years as they grow…
G7 government debt: the next market hot spot?
Huge debt piles among the world’s biggest economies are starting to unnerve financial markets again, as elections cloud the fiscal…
Just hold on: Five questions for the ECB
The European Central Bank meets on Thursday to take stock of how the euro zone economy is faring a month…
July’s ECB cheat sheet: The less I know the better
As discussed in our full European Central Bank preview, we think the Governing Council will avoid disrupting markets with any…
Xi tackles slow growth as economy ‘hits the brakes’
China’s economy stumbled in the second quarter, official data shows, just as the country’s top leaders gathered for a key…
US retailers receive a summer boost
Retailers beat expectations in June The June US retail sales report is certainly stronger than expected although headline sales on…
Azerbaijan says January-June oil exports via BTC pipeline up 3.8% y/y
Oil exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline which runs from Azerbaijan through Georgia to Turkey were up 3.8% year-on-year in…
Japan offers to buy 115,208 tons of food wheat via tender
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 115,208 metric tons of food-quality…
Jordan buys estimated 60,000 T wheat in tender -traders
Jordan’s state grains buyer purchased about 60,000 metric tons of hard milling wheat to be sourced from optional origins in…