Oil Prices Rangebound As Markets Await China, U.S. Economic Cues

Oil Prices Rangebound As Markets Await China, U.S. Economic Cues

Feb 28, 2023

Oil prices moved in a small range on Tuesday as traders awaited more cues from Chinese and U.S. business activity readings due this week, although fears of rising interest rates and slowing economic growth saw markers nursing steep losses. Crude markets cut short

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Ukraine’s Economy Stabilizes After Shock of War

Ukraine’s Economy Stabilizes After Shock of War

Feb 27, 2023

When Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the shelves of the Novus supermarket chain in Kyiv quickly emptied as its supply chains – domestic and overseas – collapsed. Fresh produce became scarce and panic buying spread. Oleksiy Panasenko, deputy director general for operations

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Oil Prices Move Little in Anticipation Of More China Cues

Oil Prices Move Little in Anticipation Of More China Cues

Feb 27, 2023

Oil prices kept to a tight range on Monday amid persistent concerns over high inflation and rising U.S. interest rates, while traders awaited more cues on demand from key Chinese economic readings this week. Readings on China’s Purchasing Mangers’ Index (PMI) for February

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Abandon Hope, Cineworld Tells Shareholders

Abandon Hope, Cineworld Tells Shareholders

Feb 24, 2023

Cineworld (LON:CINE) shareholders are set to be wiped out completely after talks to bring the company out of bankruptcy failed to attract enough interest from buyers. The owner of the Regal chain of cinemas, which collapsed under the weight of its debts last

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At G20 Meeting, U.S. Accuses Russian Finance Officials Of Complicity in War

At G20 Meeting, U.S. Accuses Russian Finance Officials Of Complicity in War

Feb 24, 2023

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen accused Russian officials attending a G20 finance leaders meeting of being “complicit” in atrocities in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while host India avoided mentioning the year-long war in inaugural remarks. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the financial

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Telekom Reports Q4 Growth, Forecasts Slightly Higher Earnings in 2023

Telekom Reports Q4 Growth, Forecasts Slightly Higher Earnings in 2023

Feb 23, 2023

Deutsche Telekom reported better-than-expected-fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, citing customer growth in Germany and strong performance from T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS), and forecast a slight rise in profits this year. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation after leases (EBITDA AL) of 9.96 billion

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Asia FX Edges Higher, Korean Won Surges Even As BOK Holds

Asia FX Edges Higher, Korean Won Surges Even As BOK Holds

Feb 23, 2023

Most Asian currencies rose on Thursday, recovering a measure of recent losses as the dollar saw some profit taking, with the won appreciating sharply even as the Bank of Korea held interest rates after 18 months of hikes. The South Korean won rose

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Dollar Edges Lower; Fed Minutes Loom Large

Dollar Edges Lower; Fed Minutes Loom Large

Feb 22, 2023

The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European trade Wednesday, handing back some of the previous session’s gains as traders cautiously await the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s February meeting. At 02:55 ET (07:55 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks

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Asian Stocks Hit By Tech Rout, More Fed Cues Awaited

Asian Stocks Hit By Tech Rout, More Fed Cues Awaited

Feb 22, 2023

Most Asian stock markets sank on Wednesday tracking overnight losses on Wall Street, with technology-heavy indexes losing the most as caution kicked in ahead of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s February meeting. Japan’s Nikkei 225, the Taiwan Weighted index, and South Korea’s

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IHG Adds $750 Million To Buyback, Raises Dividend As Travel Rebounds in 2022

IHG Adds $750 Million To Buyback, Raises Dividend As Travel Rebounds in 2022

Feb 21, 2023

InterContinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG) said it will buy back another $750 million of stock after the post-pandemic recovery in travel allowed it to post its best results in three years. The owner of the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn hotel chains profited handsomely

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