West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures in NYMEX extend its correction to near $82.20 in Monday’s Asian trading after posting a two-month high near $84.00 on Thursday. The crude oil price came under pressure as investors worry about Storm Berly, which could disrupt US energy supplies. Should the tropical storm turn into a Category Two hurricane, … Read more
UK equities’ support following a Labour victory driven by a temporary boost from easing political uncertainty will be limited as the expectation has already been widely priced-in by the markets. Also, for the UK’s stocks to secure robust growth and regain ground against their global peers, three critical factors must align, said the CEO of … Read more
President Yoon Suk Yeol announces the Dynamic Economy Roadmap and the Economic Policy Direction for the latter half of the year at the Blue House in central Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP] The government plans to reduce corporate and inheritance taxes for companies in the “value-up program” and more than double the number of foreign … Read more
First Vice Finance Minister Kim Byoung-hwan, nominee for chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), speaks to reporters during a press conference held at his temporary office in central Seoul, Friday. YonhapNominee shows confidence in Corporate Value-up ProgramBy Anna J. ParkThe nominee for the head of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Korea’s top financial regulator, … Read more
The EURGBP pair is trading with mild losses near 0.8475 in the early European session on Friday. The Pound Sterling is edging higher as the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer appears to be headed for a huge majority in the 2024 UK election, Reuters reported on Friday. Later in the day, Eurozone Retail Sales for … Read more
The price of Silver halted its five-day winning streak, with XAGUSD trading around $30.40 per troy ounce on Thursday. The decline in the safe-haven metal is attributed to increased optimism following signs of renewed efforts to secure a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, as reported by Reuters. Mediators Egypt and Qatar delivered a response from … Read more
The EURJPY currency pair traded in positive territory for the sixth consecutive day near 173.80 on Wednesday during the early European session. The Yen weakened after the data showed that Japanese business activity turned contractionary in June. The final reading of Japan’s Services PMI fell to 49.4 in June from 49.8 in May. This figure … Read more
EURUSD remains on the backfoot on Tuesday, slightly above 1.0700, as the major currency pair comes under pressure due to expected decline in the preliminary Eurozone HICP data for June. The annual Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices decelerated to 2.5%, as expected, year-on-year from May’s reading of 2.6%. In the same period, the core HICP, which … Read more
A drive by Türkiye ‘s government to modernize the country’s tax system will seek to boost revenue by tackling tax avoidance and scrapping incentives that are no longer needed rather than raising the overall burden, the finance minister said on Monday. Mehmet Simsek said, however, that preliminary draft proposals being discussed within the government envisioned … Read more
EURUSD gained 0.50% and jumped to a more than two-week high near 1.0770 in Monday’s European trading. The major currency pair strengthened as initial results of the first round of France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday showed that Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally is in a comfortable position, but with a smaller margin than projected … Read more