The Bank of England’s game of two halves
The half-time review We made three calls in our 2024 outlook – that inflation would return to the 2% target…
Natural disasters in China caused $13 bln economic loss in January-June
Natural disasters in China resulted in 93.16 billion yuan ($12.83 billion) worth of direct economic loss in the first half…
Fading passive equity bias rumbling in US pension savings
While investors are still scrambling to get on board the shiniest new mega-trends and what seems like a runaway stock…
Japan steps up yen warnings, data suggest intervention
Japan’s top currency diplomat said on Friday authorities would take action as needed in the foreign exchange market, resuming his…
FMC wants Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to provide more details on Gemini alliance
The US maritime regulator said the initial information the two carriers filed with the agency about the operational partnership “lacks…
BOJ survey shows wage growth spreading among small, medium Japanese firms
Momentum to raise wages has been spreading among small and medium firms in Japan this year, reflecting labour shortages and…
China June crude oil imports fall 11% on year, H1 imports down 2.3%
China’s crude oil imports in June dropped 11%from a high basea year earlier and first-half imports fell 2.3% in a…
Ukraine’s 2024/25 grain exports reach 1.5 mln tons, ministry says
Ukraine’s grain exports in the 2024/25 marketing season had risen to 1.5 million metric tons by July 12 from 894,000…
Russia’s June seaborne oil product exports down 4.2% m/m, calculations show
Russia’s seaborne oil product exports in June fell to 8.894 million metric tons, down 4.2% month on month, due to…
German wholesale prices fall 0.6% in June
German wholesale prices fell by 0.6% in June compared with the same month last year, according to data released by…