Investor Michael Burry, famous for his short bets, predicted that consumer spending in the U.S. will fall sharply while retailers’ warehouses will be swamped with excess inventory by Christmas. Moreover, he called the recent recovery in the stock market a temporary respite, and said that a downturn in the market should not be expected until […]

Warren Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway on June 23 purchased an additional 794,389 shares of Occidental Petroleum for a little over $44 million, according to a document posted on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The cost of one share within this transaction amounted to $55,389. Taking into account the acquisition of the last […]

Oil quotations are declining after an active growth the day before, caused by concerns about the supply of fuel in the global market. On the eve of the UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suheil al-Mazroui confirmed that the country is close to maximum production based on the quota of 3.168 million barrels per day. […]

Belarus will fulfill debt obligations on Eurobonds in Belarusian rubles because of the impossibility to make payments in foreign currency due to Western sanctions, reported the government of the republic. “Belarus will fulfill debt obligations on Eurobonds in Belarusian rubles. The government together with the National Bank has adopted a relevant resolution. (…) This measure […]

Quotes of gold futures declined in U.S. trading on Tuesday. At COMEX, a division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for delivery in August are trading at $1.00 per troy ounce, down 0.20% at the time of writing this commentary. The low of the session was at $1.00 per troy ounce. At the […]

Retail sales in Japan in May increased by 3.6% compared to the same month last year, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The rate of increase became the maximum for the year – since May 2021. Analysts on average had expected a smaller increase of 3.3%, Trading Economics reported. […]

The dollar appreciates against the euro and decreases in pairs with the yen and the pound sterling after the growth the day before, caused by demand for protective assets amid concerns about the prospects of the global economy. The euro was down about 0.6% the day before after a speech by European Central Bank (ECB) […]

Currency analysts at BMO Capital Markets forecast that the New Zealand dollar will be a laggard in the complex of commodity currencies. In their opinion, the global fuel price spike will continue to have a negative impact on the country’s trade dynamics. In their monthly currency outlook update, analysts say the New Zealand dollar will […]

From July 1, Russian Railways will restore the order of coal exports from Kuzbass, Khakassia, Buryatia and Tuva, which was in effect in 2021, writes “Kommersant” with reference to the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Russian Railways on June 28, which was reviewed by the publication. “For Kuzbass and the republics (Khakassia, […]

US-based Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc. is closing one of its Silicon Valley offices and laying off about 200 employees, knowledgeable sources told The Wall Street Journal. The company told employees that it will close the San Mateo office, which was focused on improving its Autopilot driver assistance system, and lay off more than half of the […]

The Chinese yuan rose against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as the easing of anti-commodity rules for cross-border travellers in China had a positive impact on expectations for the country’s economic recovery. Before the session, the People’s Bank of China set the midpoint of the dollar/yuan pair at 6.7035 against 6.693 on Tuesday. In the […]

In May, retail sales in Germany increased by 0.6% compared to the previous month, according to data from the country’s Federal Statistical Agency (Destatis). Analysts polled by Trading Economics had on average expected an increase of 0.5%. The figure fell 5.4 per cent in April, the fastest pace in a year. Food sales in Germany […]

Russian fertiliser producers in May were able to partially recover from April’s production decline, according to data from Rosstat. Mineral fertiliser production in May increased by 14% year-on-year to 2 million tonnes (in terms of 100% nutrients). However, this is still significantly lower than last year’s level – by almost 11%. Potash output in May […]

The UK economy grew by 0.8% in the 1st quarter of this year compared to the previous three months, final data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. The data coincided with the preliminary estimate, analysts did not expect its revision. The estimate of growth of the British economy relative to the 1st quarter […]

Experts have assessed the ruble exchange rate under different consequences of the EU oil embargo, and Russian banks have sharply reduced lending to each other amid sanctions – these and other important news for Thursday morning, 30 June, in our daily review. The ruble exchange rate in 2023 will be 83 rubles per dollar if […]

“Gazprom” held an annual meeting of shareholders, which had a new composition of the Board of Directors. The shareholders also discussed the payment of dividends for 2021 and decided not to pay them, Kommersant reports. Earlier, the Board of Directors recommended paying a record dividend of 52.53 rubles per share. The company’s papers are losing […]

Despite the fact that the total volume of coal supplies to China has declined, the country has been buying significantly more Russian coal since May, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. This is due to the fact that Russia offers very large discounts compared to prevailing international coal prices, CNBC wrote. Currently, the main coal […]

Consumer prices in France in June 2022, calculated according to French standards, increased by 5.8% in annualized terms after an increase of 5.2% in May, according to preliminary data from the National Statistics Office Insee. Relative to the previous month, prices increased by 0.7%. The acceleration of inflation is due to the strengthening of the […]