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2020, January, 31, 11:35:00
TURKEY'S GAS IMPORTS DOWN 17%
Turkey's total gas consumption decreased by 15.8% to approximately 3.44 bcm in November 2019, from around 4.09 bcm in November 2018.
2020, January, 31, 11:30:00
SHELL BUYBACK PROGRAMME ANEW
On January 22, 2020 the company completed the previous tranche of its share buyback programme. In aggregate between July 26, 2018 and January 22, 2020, the company repurchased 484,534,678 ordinary shares for an aggregate consideration of $14.75 billion (the ‘aggregate previous tranches’).
2020, January, 31, 11:25:00
U.S. GDP UP 2.1%
U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019
2020, January, 31, 11:20:00
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS RATE 1.5-1.75%
Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. The Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1‑1/2 to 1-3/4 percent.
2020, January, 31, 11:15:00
KAZAKHSTAN'S GDP GROWTH 3.6%-3.8%
Kazakhstan’s recovery has continued, with growth in the first nine months of 2019 reaching 4.3 percent. High domestic demand driven by major oil and gas investments and government and household consumption supported by wage increases and consumer lending has underpinned the economy’s strong performance.
2020, January, 29, 13:30:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $60
Brent rose 66 cents, or 1.1%, to $60.17 a barrel. U.S. WTI was up 62 cents, or 1.2%, at $54.10 a barrel.
2020, January, 29, 13:29:00
TURKSTREAM: THE FIRST BILLION
Gazprom supplied its first billion cubic meters of gas via the TurkStream gas pipeline.
2020, January, 29, 13:25:00
U.S. DEBT WILL RISE TO 98%
The U.S. government will spend $1 trillion more than it collects in 2020 and deficits will reach or exceed that threshold every year for the foreseeable future. As a share of gross domestic product, the deficit will be at least 4.3% every year through 2030.
2020, January, 29, 13:20:00
CHINA'S ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION UP 4.5%
Overall, China's power generation rose by 4.7% in 2019, triggered by nuclear power generation (+18%) and renewable power generation (+5.7% for hydropower, +11% for wind and +25% for solar). CO2-free power generation thus accounted for 32.6% of the country's power mix. Thermal power generation grew at a slower pace (+2.4%, with +1.7% for coal-fired power generation).
2020, January, 29, 13:15:00
INDIA'S COAL: +150 MLN. T
In November 2019, Coal India decided to advance its coal production target of 1 Gt/year by two years, from 2026 to 2024.