04:50 PM @ 25/12/2023
A range of chemicals and plastics markets in Europe are set to tighten in early 2024 as higher costs, related to increasing freight rates, hit the price of delivered petrochemical imports, according to polymer market sources.SEE MORE08:56 AM @ 25/12/2023
China, the world’s top processor of rare earths, banned the export of technology to extract and separate the critical materials on Thursday, the country’s latest step to protect its dominance over several strategic metals.SEE MORE10:46 AM @ 26/12/2023
Domestic gold prices kept skyrocketing on the afternoon of December 21 to pass the historic high, duly reaching VND75.7 million per tael.SEE MORE03:38 PM @ 22/12/2023
The rouble edged back towards a two-week low past 92 to the dollar on Friday, after a sharp slide in the previous session attributed to low year-end liquidity as the Russian currency waits for support from month-end corporate taxes.SEE MORE03:29 PM @ 22/12/2023
The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) has released its annual economic outlook for the coming year, outlining the bright spots and watchouts that will define global growth. According to Economic Outlook: Balancing Prices & Priorities, while there is no one-size-fits-all story for the Asia Pacific region, the macro picture is expected to be one of modest growth, largely on par with 2023 levels, as economies continue to stabilize and key drivers of growth, like exports and tourism, edge closer to pre-pandemic norms.SEE MORE
