Finance
2020, June, 15, 13:40:00
GERMANY'S ECONOMY WILL FALL FASTER
Europe’s largest economy went into lockdown in March, with many firms halting production and shops closing. It is now facing its worst recession since World War Two after the economy contracted by 2.2% in the first quarter.
2020, June, 15, 13:30:00
GOLD PRICES DOWN ANEW
Spot gold was down 0.7% at $1,718.13 per ounce as of 0929 GMT. U.S. gold futures slipped 0.8% to $1,722.70.
2020, June, 15, 13:10:00
GERMANY'S HYDROGEN STRATEGY
The German government formally adopted its long-anticipated national hydrogen strategy
2020, June, 15, 13:05:00
CANADA'S OIL & GAS LOANS UP
“[Fossil] energy loans at the country’s six largest lenders jumped 23% to C$71.6 billion in their fiscal second quarter from the prior period,” Bloomberg reports, citing the banks’ financial disclosures. “Toronto-Dominion Bank had the largest increase at 29%, while Bank of Nova Scotia remained the biggest lender, with $21.6 billion in loans.”
2020, June, 11, 10:10:00
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS RATE 0-0.25% ANEW
the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent.
2020, June, 11, 10:00:00
ASIA STOCKS DOWN
Japan’s Nikkei slid 2.1% in its largest daily loss in five weeks, while Chinese blue chips eased 1.0%.
2020, June, 11, 09:55:00
GLOBAL RENEWABLES INVESTMENT $282 BLN
The United States invested $55.5 billion in 2019, up 28% from the year before
2020, June, 10, 12:50:00
GOLD PRICES UP ANEW
Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,716.11 per ounce, U.S. gold futures rose 0.2% to $1,725.
2020, June, 10, 12:35:00
UKRAINE'S DEBT UP $5 BLN
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today an 18-month Stand-by Arrangement for Ukraine, with access equivalent to SDR 3.6 billion (about US$5 billion or 179 percent of quota).
2020, June, 10, 12:25:00
HYDROGEN FOR S.KOREA
S.Korea aims to sharply increase production of hydrogen-powered vehicles and electricity generation by hydrogen, in an effort to use hydrogen as a major energy source for transportation and power generation.
2020, June, 10, 12:20:00
BP CUTTING 10,000 JOBS, $3 BLN
BP will begin a process of cutting 10,000 jobs following the end of a three-month redundancy freeze that started in March.
2020, June, 9, 17:40:00
U.S. RECESSION
U.S. gross domestic product fell at a 4.8% annualized rate in the first three months of the year. The outcome for the April to June period is expected to show an even worse annualized decline of perhaps 20% or more. The unemployment rate rose from a record low of 3.5% in February, hitting 14.7% in April and 13.3% last month.
2020, June, 9, 17:35:00
BRITAIN'S POUND UPDOWN
The pound hit a new three-month high of $1.2757 in overnight trading, before falling to as low as $1.2620 in early London trading. It was at $1.2653 at 1210 GMT, down 0.6% on the day.
2020, June, 9, 17:20:00
ФНБ РОССИИ $171,9 МЛРД.
По состоянию на 1 июня 2020 г. объем ФНБ составил 12 161 482,2 млн. рублей, что эквивалентно 171 888,9 млн. долл. США
2020, June, 9, 17:15:00
HYDROGEN FOR GERMANY: €7 BLN
Hydrogen, the universe's most abundant particle, has often been touted as a way to power vehicles and energy plants, but it is just too expensive.