17:43:53
HSBC: The global LNG market is expected to be oversupplied starting in 2026.
17:43:45
HSBC lowered its long-term European TTF natural gas futures price forecast to $8.5 per million British thermal units, slightly lower than the estimated medium-term U.S. LNG price.
17:42:50
HSBC: It has lowered its European TTF natural gas futures price forecast by 14%, and expects it to average US$9.25/9.5 per million British thermal units in 2024/2025.
17:41:52
HSBC: Qatar’s (capacity) expansion could prolong the global LNG supply glut until 2030.
17:41:36
HSBC lowered its forecast for natural gas prices in Europe and the United States due to continued price weakness and a downward shift in the curve going forward.
17:30:02
The Eurozone Sentix investor confidence index in March was -10.5, -11 expected, and the previous value -12.9.
17:14:54
South Africa Government: From March 6, petrol pump prices will increase by 121 cents/liter, and wholesale diesel prices will increase by up to 118.7 cents/liter.
17:12:21
Cryptocurrency-related stocks rose in premarket trading, with MicroStrategy (MSTR.O) and Marathon Digital (MARA.O) rising more than 7%, Coinbase (COIN.O) rising more than 6%, and the Proshares Bitcoin Strategy ETF rising 3.2%.
17:10:08
Spanish Energy Minister: The EU should make suggestions on how countries can reduce imports of Russian liquefied natural gas.
17:09:17
Spanish Energy Minister: The EU needs to take a unified stance as soon as possible and ban the import of liquefied natural gas from Russia.
17:04:47
London Metal Exchange (LME) copper inventories fell by 3.8%, the largest drop since July last year.
16:55:35
Kremlin: German military discussion tapes reveal direct Western involvement in Ukraine conflict. It is unclear whether the Bundeswehr action was spontaneous or part of state policy.
16:34:59
Bitcoin stood at $65,000 per coin, a new high since November 2021, with an intraday increase of 3.42%.
16:32:39
South Africa will increase petrol and diesel prices on March 6.
15:49:21
Market news: German unions called on Lufthansa employees to conduct ground strikes on March 7 and 8.
15:45:02
The French government budget in January was -25.742 billion euros, compared with -173.3 billion euros in the previous month.
15:33:45
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi: The economy has not yet reached a stage where the government can declare the end of deflation.
15:16:33
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashimasa Hayashi: The issue of deflation needs to be carefully considered.
15:15:04
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Masaru: Japan has not yet gotten rid of the deflation problem.
15:10:53
According to CNN: Ukraine’s $60 billion aid plan will be debated in the House of Representatives at the end of March or April.