Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 0.08% or US$0.05, as prices fell this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on January 24, 2019 at a price of US$61.13 per barrel relative to US$61.18 on January 17, 2019. Brent oil began the year at US$53.80 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased
United States: U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 49-Year Low Despite Federal Shutdown Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since 1969, signaling the labor market remains tight despite the partial federal-government shutdown. Jobless claims declined 13,000 to 199,000 in the week ended Jan. 19, bucking economist forecasts for an increase,
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United States: Fed to Probe Deutsche Bank Over Suspicious Danske Cash The Federal Reserve is examining how Deutsche Bank AG handled billions of dollars in suspicious transactions from Denmark’s leading lender, according to people familiar with the matter, further intensifying what could be one of the biggest money-laundering scandals ever. The Fed’s probe is in
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United States: U.S.-China Trade Talks Falling Short on Make-Or-Break IP Issues Ever since negotiators from the U.S. and China sat down in Beijing after a Christmas meltdown in global markets, President Donald Trump has sought to calm investors and claim his trade talks are making great strides. But that glosses over a more uncomfortable reality.
Date: January 21, 2019 According to the latest report published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, “at the end of the third quarter of 2018, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA19) stood at 86.1%, compared with 86.3% at the end of the second quarter of 2018. In
Date: January 18, 2019 The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that, “prices for U.S. imports decreased 1.0 percent in December, after declining 1.9 percent in the prior month.” The report further mentioned that the fall in December was a result of lower fuel prices. In addition, U.S. export prices recorded a decrease of 0.6 percent
United States: Trump Pulls U.S. Delegation Out of Davos Forum, Citing Shutdown President Donald Trump canceled the U.S. delegation’s trip to the global economic summit in Davos hours after he denied House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a plane to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan. “Out of consideration for the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay
United States: Trump’s Tariffs Are Producing Billions, But China Isn’t Paying President Donald Trump is right to say that his tariffs are generating billions of dollars for the U.S. But China and other countries aren’t paying them as he’s suggested. According to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, more than $13 billion in duties
