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Amanda Hansen

Amanda Hansen is our senior reporter writing on Economy News. Ms. Hansen is a Georgetown graduate specializing in economic and political sciences. Her Ph.D. concentrates on the market impact on the global economy.

Wall street stocks

Southeast Asian stocks continue their rising streak

Southeast Asian stock markets closed one more day with rises encouraged by the decisions of the US Federal Reserve and the new stimulus plan.  In Singapore, the stock market of the city-state increased 2.02 points or 0.06%. The Straits Times Index remained at 3,221.58 units. In Indonesia, the Jakarta stock advanced 38.48 integers or 0.64%, …

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OPEC+ follows its production increase plan

OPEC+ ministers appear to have operated their meeting, listed for today early. OPEC later published a press statement that the group met on Tuesday. Nevertheless, the surprises end there, with the group choosing to boost oil output within May and July gradually. This easing will notice approximately 2.1MMbbls/d of supply taken back onto the market …

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Global shares extended gains after FED's announcement

Global shares extended gains after FED’s announcement

Global shares increased on April 29 after the Federal Reserve announced it was too early to consider rolling back emergency support for the economy. Moreover, Biden proposed a $1.8 trillion stimulus package. The MSCI world equity index, which gauges shares in 49 countries, increased by 0.2%, on course for its best month since November. The …

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U.S. Dollar Was Higher Ahead of Federal Reserve’s Decision

The U.S. dollar strengthened its position on April 28 as investors moved to the sidelines ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy statement and a speech by Joe Biden later on Wednesday. The country’s president is set to announce more stimulus plans. One of the most important currencies in the world recovered from a one-month …

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China`s commodity imports push a boom in a dry-bulk shipping

China`s commodity imports push a boom in a dry-bulk shipping

China’s rising imports of metals, grain, and other commodities increase a bulk-shipping sector at the focus of global industrial production. Daily freight rates for Capesize ships, the biggest bulk carriers, surged to an 18-month high this week at about $35,000. The Baltic Dry Index, which follows the price of moving commodities by sea, surged to …

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Microsoft earns 44.8 million dollars in 9 months, 35% more

The software giant Microsoft announced a profit of 44.813 million dollars in the first nine months of its fiscal year 2021. It represents an increase of 35% compared to the same period of the previous year.  The Washington-based company brought in $121.936 million between July and March. It was an increase from $104.982 million from …

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ethereum

Ethereum hits record high after EIB digital bond news

The Ethereum price has risen by 7% in the past 24 hours. It has even outperformed its big brother Bitcoin. Supported by the good news from the European Investment Bank, Ethereum price surged to a record high on Wednesday. Ethereum has climbed to $2,709 in early Asian trading on Wednesday, April 28. It has made …

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How Climate Change Can Influence Investor Sentiment

How Climate Change Can Influence Investor Sentiment

The topic of climate change remains one of the most pressing issues for a long time, and investors would like to learn more about its importance. There is an organization that is willing to help companies as well as investors. This organization is the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The goal of this …

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More than 740k tons of commodities traded at IME in a week

Throughout the past Iranian week (closed on Friday), 740,132 plenty of commodities priced at $513 million were traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME). The general public relations and international affairs Department of the exchange stated. In the past week, IME traded 378,696 loads of commodities priced at almost $305 million on its mineral and industrial …

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