Oil Heads For Fourth Straight Monthly Loss as OPEC Meeting Looms
Oil prices rose slightly on Friday, but were set for a fourth straight month of losses amid growing concerns over weakening demand, with focus now turning to a potential supply cut by the OPEC next week.
London-traded Brent oil futures, the global benchmark, were flat...
Venezuelans Protest and Clash with Police Over Disputed Election Results
Protests Erupt in Caracas
Security forces in Venezuela have used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Caracas following a disputed election result. Thousands gathered in the city center on Monday evening, many walking long distances from surrounding slums to protest President Nicolás...
Asia FX Rallies on China Reopening Fervor, Dollar Hits 5-Month Low
Most Asian currencies rose sharply on Monday as more Chinese cities relaxed some anti-COVID measures, while improving risk appetite and expectations of smaller rate hikes saw the dollar sink to an over five-month low. The yuan was the best performer for the day, rising...
Dow Futures Tick Higher, Fed Minutes In Focus
U.S. stock futures were trading higher during Monday’s evening deals, with market participants looking ahead to a busy week of economic data and the release of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes. By 6:356pm ET (11:35pm GMT) Dow Jones Futures and S&P 500...
Dow Futures Tick Higher After Indices Post Their Worst Week Since June
US. stock futures were trading slightly higher during Sunday’s evening deals, after major benchmark indices posted their greatest weekly losses in 3 months, with investors remaining cautious amid persistent inflation fears ahead of Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting and rate decision later this week.
By 19:10...
Promising Treatments and Clinical Trials for Relapsing-Remitting MS
elapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) is the most common form of MS. About 85 percent of people with MS are first diagnosed with RRMS.
RRMS is one type of MS, which is a chronic and progressive condition of the central nervous system that interrupts the transfer of information...
Taiwan October Export orders Likely contracted Again, But at Slower Pace- Reuters Poll
Taiwan's export orders likely contracted again in October as global demand for technology cools though at a slower rate than the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday The median forecast from a poll of 13 economists was for export orders to fall...
GOVT HIKES DA BY 4% UNDER 7TH PAY COMMISSION; DETAILS HERE
The Union Cabinet has hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) of central government employees and pensioners by 4 percent under the 7th Pay Commission,
The hike takes DA to 38 percent from current 34 percent of basic pay/pension. The Finance Ministry said that the central government employees...
Oil Prices And Financial Markets Brace For Recession
The apparent contradiction between the real economy and financial markets has puzzled some commentators but is normal around a peak in the business cycle.
U.S. economic data remains strong but a range of financial indicators point to a sharp slowdown over the next year that...
Rising Interest Rates Have a Sting in The Tail For Europe’s Banks
Rising borrowing costs are giving a long-awaited lift to Europe's beleaguered banks, but they come with a sting in the tail. Last year central banks ended a decade of rock-bottom interest rates as the U.S. Federal Reserve and then the European Central Bank moved...