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German Factory Order Backlog Sets Another Record in July, Now 9.0 Months of Output
Germany's manufacturing order backlog rose 1.5 percent in July from June in real terms and set another all-time high, the Federal Statistical…
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Jordan Reappoints Central Bank Governor Al-Sharkas as Reserves Reach 28.4 Billion Dollars
Jordan's cabinet has extended Adel Al-Sharkas's term as Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan by 5 years, the state news agency…
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Japan’s Trade Deficit Nearly Quadruples to 1.11 Trillion Yen as Imports Jump 28 Percent
Japan ran a trade deficit of 1,105.6 billion yen in August, up from 294.1 billion yen a year earlier, the Ministry of…
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Foreign Holdings of US Treasuries Fall to a Nine Month Low as France and Canada Cut Back and Britain Nears One Trillion Dollars
Foreign holdings of United States Treasury securities stood at 9,248.1 billion dollars at the end of July, down 50.4 billion from 9,298.5…
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Trump Asks for 1 Percent Rates as 16 of 18 Fed Participants Project a Higher Rate Than the One Just Set
President Donald Trump called on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to 1 percent or less on Wednesday, hours after the…
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US Market Wrap 16 September: The Dow Drops 631 Points as Warsh’s Message Outweighs the Priced Rise
The market bought the Federal Reserve's quarter point rise on Wednesday and sold the press conference. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed…
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Five Gulf Central Banks Match the Fed’s Rise as Warsh Calls Inflation Too High for Too Long
Five Gulf central banks moved within hours of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The Saudi Central Bank raised its repo rate by…
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Commodities Wrap 16 September: Crude Backs Off on Pipeline Reassurance as the Fed Lifts the Dollar
Crude gave back part of its war premium on Wednesday, with WTI down 3.35 percent at 102.28 dollars a barrel and Brent…
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The Federal Reserve Raises Rates a Quarter Point and Its Projections Add Another Rise This Year
The Federal Reserve raised the target range for the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.75 to 4 percent…
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COSCO Returns Southbound Through the Suez Canal as Container Ship Net Tonnage Runs 54.2 Percent Above Last Year
The mega container ship OOCL PORTUGAL transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday in the north convoy on a voyage from Belgium to…
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Europe Market Wrap 16 September: The Whole Board Rises as Oil Breaks on a Pipeline Timeline
Every index on our Europe board rose on Wednesday, the mirror of Tuesday's board with no gainers, as crude finally broke and…
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OPEC Fund Approves 645 Million Dollars for Fourteen Countries, With Morocco Taking the Largest Single Operation
The OPEC Fund for International Development has approved 645 million dollars in new financing since its last Governing Board session, backing projects…
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- Commodities Wrap 1 July: Precious Metals Rebound as Oil Drops Below US$70
- Market Wrap US-Europe 2 July: Dow Hits a Record and Europe Rallies as Soft US Jobs Data Reset Rate Expectations
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