Rates: How to play the US election drama
The half-time review Our two big directional calls for 2024? We predicted lower yields and steeper curves. We’ve seen bouts…
China central bank seen holding medium-term lending rate steady Monday
China’s central bank is widely expected to leave a medium-term interest rate unchanged and drain some cash from the banking…
Pop, pop, pop, then a bloodied Trump rushed from election rally
Donald Trump was standing on a stage behind a podium, six minutes into his speech at an outdoor rally in…
3 reasons for weak investment in the US
The US rebound should have been stronger The US and eurozone economies have enjoyed contrasting fortunes since their respective governments…
Will China ever overtake the US economy?
The idea of China’s outstripping the United States to become the world’s largest economy has been a fixation for policymakers…
ECB to trim rates in Sept and Dec, risks tilted towards fewer cuts
The European Central Bank will cut its deposit rate twice more this year, in September and December, according to a…
China’s growth drivers are shifting
The half-time review China’s economic developments have mostly proceeded in line with our key calls, notably that we’d see a…
First Senegalese crude cargoes bound for Dutch, German refineries: sources
Senegal’s first ever crude cargoes will supply refineries in the Netherlands and Germany, according to trading sources and ship-tracking data,…
Caspian Pipeline Consortium raises oil exports by 3% in H1, sources say
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which exports oil from Kazakhstan via the Black Sea, increased oil supplies in the first…
June oil products imports slump to 20-month low of 3 mil mt
China’s oil products imports slumped 33.2% from May to a 20-month low of 2.97 million mt in June, data from…