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China has shut down a key terminal at its Ningbo-Zhoushan port, the third busiest port in the world, after one worker was found to be infected by Covid — a move that will likely put further pressure on already stretched.

Oil has rallied over the past two days to $71.2/bbl Brent, but clouds are gathering above, which under adverse circumstances could turn into a storm that could wash away much of the gains of the recent rally. Brent gained support.

A growing number of people are reluctant to bring a child into a world that’s set to be ravaged by climate change in the coming decades. It comes shortly after the United Nations issued a “code red for humanity” as.

Investors in Chinese companies were caught off guard this summer by Beijing’s actions against homegrown tech giants, including comments about overseas-listed shares. One of the surprises was a mandate in late July that Chinese education businesses should restructure and remove.

Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said Wednesday that the central bank should begin to taper its monthly purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities in October. His view that the Fed ought to begin cutting back on its $120.

Prices that Americans pay for everyday goods and services accelerated in July as pent-up demand for travel and restaurants kept inflation hot, but about where economists had expected. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its consumer price index rose 5.4%.

Consumer prices in the USA maintain an alarmingly high increase. Prices for July added 0.5% (as expected) and the annual rate was maintained at 5.4%, contrary to forecasts of a decline to 5.3%. Food prices (+0.7% in July after 0.8%.

The US dollar has added 1.5% so far this month against a basket of the most popular currencies due to reassessment of the Fed’s monetary policy outlook after healthy macro data. Having gained almost daily since the beginning of last.

Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday as investors awaited a key report on U.S. inflation. Treasuries and the dollar were steady. Shares rose in Japan and saw modest gains in Australia and Hong Kong. Chinese stocks were little changed, while those.

Even as delta risks loom, early signs from the third quarter show growth accelerating and inflation peaking after its recent jump, a reassuring sign for policy makers and investors worried about the risks of faltering demand and surging prices. Global.

A transition to renewable sources of energy will prompt a surge in demand for base metals in the coming years, Wood Mackenzie has predicted. In a report published Monday, analysts at the energy consultancy said that as governments fulfil commitments.

U.S. stock index futures were flat early on Wednesday, after the Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs following the Senate passing the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged slightly lower..