22:45:22
USD/CAD broke through 1.34, rising 0.39% on the day.
22:44:28
Spot silver fell more than 0.1 US dollars in the short term and is now trading at 23.12 US dollars per ounce.
22:33:43
The World Bank: Global GDP growth is expected to be 2.4% in 2024; the global GDP growth forecast in 2025 has been lowered from 3% to 2.7%.
22:31:59
World Bank: Lowered its global GDP growth forecast in 2025 from 3% to 2.7%.
22:31:05
World Bank: Global GDP is expected to grow by 2.4% in 2024, a decrease from last year’s forecast of 2.6%.
22:30:47
U.S. stocks opened, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 204 points, the S&P 500 Index falling 0.52%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index falling 0.68%. Most star technology stocks opened lower. Apple (AAPL.O) opened down 0.9%, Microsoft (MSFT.O) fell 0.64%, Paypal (PYPL.O) fell 2.5%, and Nvidia (NVDA.O) opened up 0.17%.
22:25:56
U.S. natural gas futures rose 6.00% during the day and are now trading at $3.159/million British thermal units.
22:25:12
Scotiabank: The central bank is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in the third quarter of 2024 and by 50 basis points in the fourth quarter.
22:11:24
Market News: US Secretary of State Blinken discussed the issue of Palestine and the release of all remaining hostages with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
22:06:55
In the United States, the annual Red Book commercial retail sales rate for the week ending January 6 was 5.9%, compared with the previous value of 5.6%.
22:03:35
Market News: Meta Platforms (META.O) launches new content policy for teenagers.
22:03:06
As of last week, the European Central Bank held 1.67 trillion bonds under its Emergency Pandemic Purchase Program (PEPP).
22:01:23
On the 9th local time, police spokesman Khalid Zadran in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, said that an explosion occurred in the city that afternoon, killing three people and injuring four others. The dead and injured were all civilians.
21:59:11
U.S. and Burundi oil prices fell by 0.8 US dollars in the short term, now trading at US$72.04/barrel and US$77.23/barrel respectively.
21:47:20
According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): A fire broke out at a cosmetics factory in the town of Fardis, Iran, and many people were injured.
21:41:05
The U.S. dollar index DXY fell more than 10 points in the short term and is now at 102.36; the U.S. dollar index USD/JPY fell more than 30 points in the short term and is now at 143.94.
21:36:27
Driven by a rebound in the services trade surplus, the U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in November. Data showed that the trade deficit in goods and services decreased by 2% from the previous month to US$63.2 billion. Imports and exports fell by 1.9% respectively. The data are not adjusted for inflation.
21:32:29
U.S. natural gas futures extended gains and are now up 5%.
21:31:03
U.S. exports in November were US$253.7 billion, compared with US$258.8 billion in the previous month.
21:30:55
The United States imported US$316.9 billion in November, compared with US$323 billion in the previous month.