Finance
2018, November, 28, 12:00:00
NORWAY'S FUND ENDS
REUTERS - Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, will no longer exclude Cairn Energy Plc (CNE.L) and Kosmos Energy Ltd (KOS.N) from its portfolio of investments, the Norwegian central bank said on Tuesday.
2018, November, 23, 12:15:00
GAZPROM INVESTMENT: RUB 1,325.724 BLN
GAZPROM - Pursuant to the draft investment program for 2019, the overall amount of investments will stand at RUB 1,325.724 billion, with RUB 963.019 billion intended for capital investments, RUB 151.505 billion for the acquisition of non-current assets, and RUB 211.2 billion for long-term financial investments.
2018, November, 23, 12:05:00
VENEZUELA'S ECONOMY DOWN 17%
REUTERS - Preliminary data compiled by Venezuela’s central bank shows the economy shrank by 16.6 percent in 2017 compared with the year before, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, the country’s sharpest decline on record.
2018, November, 23, 12:00:00
UZBEKISTAN'S GDP UP 5%
IMF - Uzbekistan's gross domestic product (GDP) continued to expand at about 5 percent. Growth in the communication, construction, mining, and some service sectors remained strong through the third quarter.
2018, November, 22, 10:55:00
GAZPROM NEFT PROFIT: +58%
GAZPROM NEFT - RUB298.7 billion — Gazprom Neft’s net profit for 9M 2018, a 58-percent increase on 9M 2017;
RUB614.5 billion adjusted EBITDA* for the first nine months of 2018 — up 53.9 percent on 9M 2017;
Free cash flow (FCF) for 9M 2018, standing at RUB134.8 billion, a 62.4-percent increase year-on-year.
2018, November, 22, 10:40:00
BRITAIN'S GROWTH 1.5%
IMF - Britain's growth is projected to remain around 1½ percent going forward, under a baseline scenario that assumes a smooth transition to a broad free trade agreement with the EU.
2018, November, 22, 10:35:00
SOUTH AFRICA'S LAGGING
IMF - Some of the negative effects of the changing external environment are already being felt in South Africa despite its economic resilience.
2018, November, 19, 11:20:00
U.S. SECURITIES OUTFLOW $29.1 BLN
U.S. DT - The sum total in September of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a net TIC outflow of $29.1 billion. Of this, net foreign private inflows were $23.5 billion, and net foreign official outflows were $52.7 billion.
2018, November, 19, 11:15:00
U.S. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION UP 0.1%
U.S. FRB - Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in October, as a gain for manufacturing outweighed decreases elsewhere. As a result of upward revisions primarily in mining, the overall index is now reported to have advanced at an annual rate of 4.7 percent in the third quarter, appreciably above the gain of 3.3 percent reported initially.
2018, November, 16, 09:35:00
RUSSIAN ENERGY FOR ASIA
PLATTS - Asia is a growing market for Russian energy, including LNG, and a potential source of investment for the world's largest producer of resources and minerals. The Kremlin has increasingly looked to build its presence in the Asian region following the imposition of tough sanctions by the US on Russia.
2018, November, 16, 09:20:00
U.S. FINANCIAL RISKS
U.S. OFR - The U.S. Office of Financial Research (OFR) released its 2018 Annual Report to Congress, stating that risks to U.S. financial stability remain in the medium range, reflecting a mix of high, moderate, and low risks to the financial system.
2018, November, 14, 11:35:00
BHGE, GE MAXIMIZES VALUE
GE - Baker Hughes, a GE company and General Electric Company Announce a Series of Long-Term Agreements to Maximize Value for Both BHGE and GE
2018, November, 11, 07:49:00
MEXICO'S GROWTH 2.1 - 2.3%
IMF - Mexico's growth is expected to accelerate modestly in the near term, reaching 2.1 percent in 2018 and 2.3 percent in 2019. Private consumption remains the main driver of activity, supported by manufacturing exports. Private investment strengthened somewhat in recent quarters but continues to be held back by uncertainty, including, until recently, about Mexico’s future trade relationship with the United States.
2018, November, 9, 14:45:00
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS RATE 2.25%
U.S. FRB - In view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 2 to 2-1/4 percent.
2018, November, 7, 11:45:00
ДОХОДЫ РОССИИ: +513,8 МЛРД. РУБ.
МИНФИН РОССИИ - Ожидаемый объем дополнительных нефтегазовых доходов федерального бюджета, связанный с превышением фактически сложившейся цены на нефть над базовым уровнем, прогнозируется в ноябре 2018 года в размере +513,8 млрд руб.