Crude oil futures expected to fall for the first time in eight weeks due to concerns over China and US interest rates | Reuters
Crude oil futures are set to fall for the first time in eight weeks on August 18. Concerns over Chinese demand and the possibility of longer U.S. interest rate hikes have weighed on the economy. FILE PHOTO: A gas station in Shanghai November 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song [シンガポール １８日 ロイター] – Crude oil futures are expected […]
Price target ‘in sight’, support for YCC flexibility to continue easing = Bank of Japan meeting in July | Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) – At the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting held on July 27-28, the realization of the 2% inflation target was “clearly in sight” regarding the flexibility of yield curve control (YCC). It has become clear that there was a committee member who agreed that it was necessary to continue easing smoothly until […]
Column: Whether there is a weak yen and high prices pushing the Bank of Japan, the key government response | Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) – A comparison of recent remarks by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell makes the gap between central banks’ policy stances clearer than ever. If the real interest rate differential between Japan and the United States widens, and the dollar strengthens and the yen weakens further, it […]
Crude oil futures fall, U.S. crude oil inventories unexpectedly increase | Reuters
Asian time on the 14th crude oil futures fell. Industry data showed an unexpected rise in U.S. crude oil inventories, suggesting weak demand. FILE PHOTO: This is seen in London, England, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/May James [14th Reuters]- Crude oil futures fell back on the 14th Asian time. Industry data showed an unexpected rise in […]
Crude oil futures drop by $3, Goldman lowers crude oil price forecast | Reuters
Crude oil futures fell about $3. With the announcement of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve Board (FRB) ahead, analysts’ view that global supply will increase is weighted. became (Reuters/Alexander Manzyuk) [ベンガルール １２日 ロイター] – Crude oil futures dropped about $3 US time. […]
Angle: U.S. labor market, signs of weakness behind significant increase in employment in May | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nonfarm payrolls rose by 339,000 in May from the previous month, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. A truly eye-opening figure, nearly doubling from pre-coronavirus pandemic standards, is a positive force in the U.S. labor market despite a sharp tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve. was confirmed to be firmly maintained. WASHINGTON […]
U.S. bank deposit balance at lowest level in 2 years, loans and leases at record high = FRB statistics | Reuters
U.S. commercial bank deposits fell toward the end of April to their lowest level in nearly two years, according to weekly data released by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The photo is the exterior of the FRB. FILE PHOTO: Washington, D.C. March 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis [５日 ロイター] – Deposit balances at domestic commercial banks fell […]
US stock investors wary of turbulence even after suggesting suspension of Fed rate hikes | Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its rate target by 0.25 percentage points to 5.00% to 5.25% on Wednesday, but it will stop raising rates. suggested the possibility. The cycle of rate hikes that has plagued markets since last year may be coming to an end, but uncertainty over stock levels and […]
Full text of US FOMC statement | Reuters
Economic activity expanded at a moderate pace in the first quarter. Photographed in September 2020 (2023 REUTERS/Toni L. Sandys/Pool via REUTERS) (Reuters) – Economic activity expanded at a moderate pace in the first quarter. Job growth has been solid in recent months and the unemployment rate remains low. Inflation remains high. The US financial system […]
Possession of foreign bank Russian sector, not appropriate = central bank governor | Reuters
Russia’s central bank governor Nabiullina (pictured) on April 28 temporarily suspended the Russian units of foreign banks after the Russian government took temporary control of the assets of several Western companies days ago. He showed the recognition that it is not appropriate to control the FILE PHOTO: Moscow, June 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina [モスクワ ２８日 ロイター] […]