The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United rose by 3.34 million barrels for the week ending February 14. Analysts had expected a 2.2-million-barrel build. This adds to the almost 18 million barrels of builds in U.S. crude oil inventories during the last four weeks, including a 9 million barrel […]
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A bevy of tariff headlines this week along with geopolitical worries has left investors wary and weary, taking stocks lower in Asian hours, gold to a record peak and the yen to its highest in over two months as sentiment remains […]
Sudan and Iran have agreed to enhance bilateral relations through strengthened cooperation in trade, diplomacy, and post-war reconstruction, Sudan’s state news agency reported on Tuesday. Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Yusuf met with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran on Monday to discuss ways to expand ties and establish a structured plan for long-term collaboration, according […]
HSBC Holdings, the biggest commercial lender in Hong Kong, on Wednesday reported 2 per cent profit growth for 2024, as gains from its wealth-management business and cost savings from restructuring offset the impact of interest-rate cuts. Net profit rose 2.2 per cent to US$22.9 billion or US$1.25 per share from US$22.4 billion a year earlier, […]
Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is shaking up its trading platform once again. The exchange has announced the removal of five spot trading pairs as part of its regular market review. This change, set to take effect on February 21, 2025, at 03:00 (UTC) where applicable, is aimed at keeping the platform efficient and user-friendly. According […]
This represents a 26.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase when compared with $14.83 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2023. Breakdown of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Monthly Economic Report for the review period showed that exports fell by 1.98 percent YoY to $51.18 billion from $52.23 billion in the same period of 2023. […]
A little-known biotech company stunned the industry last spring when Summit Therapeutics announced its experimental cancer drug showed greater effectiveness than Merck’s Keytruda. The drug was licensed from Chinese company Akeso Inc., highlighting a growing trend of U.S. companies sourcing breakthrough medicines from China. Almost 30% of Big Pharma deals with at least $50 million […]
The Bank of New York Mellon (BK.N), opens new tab has agreed to pay $5 million to settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges for repeatedly failing to correctly report millions of swap transactions, violating a previous order, the regulator said in a statement on Monday. BNY repeatedly failed to correctly report at least 5 million swap […]
Private equity firms Summit Partners and Vista Equity Partners are exploring a potential sale of Trintech that could value the financial software provider at about $2 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Trintech’s owners are working with investment bankers at Deutsche Bank on a sale process that could attract interest from […]
Australia’s bank regulator on Friday raised the amount of spare cash that No. 3 lender ANZ (ANZ.AX), opens new tab must keep on hand due to suspected wide-ranging misconduct at its bond trading unit, the first financial fallout from the growing scandal. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) had been due to review a A$500 million ($335 […]