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 leaders to focus on the world’s “most […]
International
Oil Prices Creep Higher As IEA Flags Chinese Demand Recovery
Oil prices rose slightly on Monday tracking optimistic comments on a recovery in Chinese demand from the International Energy Agency, although markets were still nursing steep weekly losses on fears of tighter U.S. monetary policy. International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol reiterated the agency’s call that China will push global […]
Asia FX Weakens On recession Wo Yen Supported By Yield Cap Bets
Most Asian currencies retreated on Thursday as weak U.S. economic data pushed up fears of a potential recession, while the Japanese yen recouped most of its recent losses on speculation that the Bank of Japan may yet increase its yield control range. The yen was the best-performing Asian currency for […]
Asia FX Rallies on China Reopening, Yuan at Over 4-Mth High
Most Asian currencies shot up on Monday, with the Chinese yuan hitting a four-month high after the country reopened its international borders, while hopes of a less hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve also weighed on the dollar and supported regional units. The yuan jumped 0.7% to 6.7912 against the […]
OPEC+ resumes talks on 2021 policy amid discord on how to tackle oil demand
By Administrator_India Capital Sands LONDON – OPEC and Russia resume talks on Thursday in a bid to define policies for 2021 after an initial round of discussions this week failed to bring a compromise on how to tackle weak oil demand amid a second coronavirus wave. The group of OPEC and allies, known as OPEC+, had been widely expected […]
Donald Trump refuses to commit to peaceful power transfer post-election
By Administrator_India Capital Sands US President Donald Trump on Wednesday wouldn’t commit to a peaceful transfer of power if a tally of ballots shows Democrat Joe Biden wins the November election. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said in response to a reporter’s question at a White […]
Brexit jitters: JPMorgan Chase to move $230-billion assets to Germany
By Administration_India Capital Sands JPMorgan Chase is moving about ^200 billion ($230 billion) from the UK to Frankfurt as a result of Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), a shift that will make it one of the largest banks in Germany. The US bank plans to finish the migration of […]
Asian stocks fall on concerns about fresh lockdowns, banking sector
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian shares opened weaker on Tuesday on concerns about new pandemic lockdowns in Europe and after reports about financial institutions allegedly moving illicit funds hurt global banking stocks. JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of New York Mellon Corp on Monday fell 3.1% and 4.0%, respectively, while HSBC […]
Covid-19: UK inflation eases to 0.2% on temporary steps to aid spending
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The U.K. inflation rate fell to the lowest since 2015 last month, driven by government tax cuts and other stimulus designed to dig the economy out of the depth of the coronavirus crisis. The reading of 0.2% was slightly higher than the zero forecast by economists, although the drop from July’s reading […]