Chinese state bank have been consistently accumulating foreign assets.  The direction of pressure on China's currency has changed; without backdoor intervention it would now be getting stronger.

There seems to be some surprise at the latest China export trade figures. China reported a record trade surplus of approximately US$586 billion ($753 billion) for the first half of 2025. Exports rose ...

Industrial production remains robust, up 6.8% from a year earlier, but retail sales’ growth slowed to 4.8%, underscoring deeper structural hurdles like high savings rates and mounting consumer debt.

The ABS June report will be released early on Thursday, and the Australian economy is expected to have added 20,000 new job ...

WTI crude oil (CLQ25 ) today is down -0.91 (-1.37%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25 ) is down -0.0374 (-1.72%). Crude oil ...

Petrobras is considering reentering Brazil’s fuel retail market amid political pressure and allegations that price cuts ...

India’s approval of electricity derivatives marks a milestone for managing rising grid volatility. These tools will support ...

Natural gas stored underground is expected to have risen by 47 billion cubic feet to 3,053 Bcf in the week ended July 11, according to the average estimate of 11 analysts, brokers and traders.

DAX climbs as US-EU LNG deal lifts trade optimism. Focus shifts to US data and Fed rate outlook to guide near-term market ...

Japan posted a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in June as exports continued to struggle under the weight of U.S. tariffs ...

Breakeven inflation rates, representing expectations for future price gains in the years to come, were rising Wednesday morning even after an unexpectedly tame producer-price index for June. As the ...

The Hang Seng Index remained steady on Thursday as investors reacted to the latest developments in trade and Chinese economic ...