Japan’s exports extend gains, machinery orders fall amid fragile recovery
Japan’s exports marked a fifth straight month of double-digit growth in July, driven by U.S.-bound shipments of automobiles in a positive sign for a trade-led economy, although a key gauge of capital spending fell for the first time in four months.
Stocks and oil slide as Delta’s spread muddies economic picture
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Major stock indexes slid and oil posted its fourth straight day of declines as investors grappled with mixed economic data and considered the economic impact of the ongoing spread of the Delta coronavirus variant.
UK aims to start trade talks with India this year
The United Kingdom said on Tuesday it aims to start negotiations for a trade agreement with India by the end of the year.
Wall Street slumps after weak retail sales, Home Depot results
Wall Street’s main indexes slid on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 logging its biggest one-day percentage fall in about a month, weighed down by a drop in U.S. retail sales that raised concerns about the economic recovery, as well as by disappointing results from Home Depot (HD.N).
Dollar gains for 2nd day on Afghanistan, Delta variant worries
NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) – The dollar advanced for a second straight session on Tuesday, bolstered by safe-haven demand, as investors fretted about Afghanistan, a slowing Chinese economy, and the rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant which forced some lockdowns.
EXCLUSIVE India starts selling oil from strategic reserves after policy shift
India has begun selling oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to state-run refiners as it implements a new policy to commercialise its federal storage by leasing out space, three sources familiar with the matter said.
U.S. oil refiner Citgo Petroleum posts first profit in seven quarters
Citgo Petroleum Corp on Monday reported a slim, second-quarter profit, its first in seven quarters, as higher fuel exports helped offset weak margins and the impact of a fuel pipeline shutdown.
Oil prices weighed down by weak Asian demand
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with both contracts heading for a fourth straight session of losses, weighed down by a weak demand picture in Asia and OPEC and its allies saying the market does not need more crude.
Buffett’s Berkshire pares drug holdings, sheds Axalta, Biogen
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) said on Monday it trimmed or eliminated its stakes in several pharmaceutical companies, and reported a small new stake in a Merck & Co (MRK.N) spinoff, Organon & Co (OGN.N).
Safe-haven currencies supported on signs on weakening economic sentiment
Safe-haven currencies such as the yen held firm against riskier currencies on Tuesday as disappointing economic data from China, the spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus and political tension in Afghanistan weighed on risk appetite.
