Wall Street closed higher with bank stocks rising after the results were announced

US stocks closed higher, recording gains for the second week in a row, on Friday, as shares of JPMorgan Chase and other banks rose after announcing their results for the fourth quarter, at the start of the corporate earnings season. The stocks of financial institutions were among the largest sectors supporting the index. JPMorgan Chase … Read more

Oil prices are rising with the decline of the US dollar

Oil prices are rising with the decline of the US dollar

Oil prices rose as demand prospects improved in China, the world’s largest oil importer. Oil prices are rising, reaching their highest levels in a week Oil prices rose by a dollar a barrel, today, Friday, heading for its largest weekly gain since last September, with the decline of the dollar, and amid more indications of … Read more

The slowdown in inflation in the United States and the normalization of demand in China benefit oil

The slowdown in inflation in the United States and the normalization of demand in China benefit oil

Around 10.30 a.m. GMT (11.30 a.m. in Paris), a barrel of Brent from the North Sea for delivery in March took 0.93% to 84.81 dollars. Its American equivalent, the barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for February delivery, gained 1.03% to $79.19. For the fifth consecutive day, the oil market took advantage of “the reopening … Read more

Oil rose for the sixth day after the announcement of inflation figures in America

Oil rose for the sixth day after the announcement of inflation figures in America

Growing confidence in the recovery of the Chinese economy and mounting evidence of a cooling rate United States inflation forward in support to oil prices Raw for the sixth day. West Texas Intermediate crude rose by 1.3%, settling above $78 a barrel, in the longest streak of daily gains since February. The US Consumer Price … Read more

Egypt seeks to hedge against the risks of rising global oil prices

Egypt seeks to hedge against the risks of rising global oil prices

The government agreed Egyptian Last December, the finance and oil ministries hedged against the risks of rising oil prices the oil globally, according to two government sources who spoke to Al-Sharq. Egypt’s quest to hedge against the risks of rising oil prices comes after prices experienced severe volatility in 2022, as they rose due to … Read more

Korea intends to raise energy prices in a blow to consumers

Korea intends to raise energy prices in a blow to consumers

Prices on the rise The price increase will provide KEPCO with an additional profit of 7 trillion won in 2023, according to Lee. The government aims to use more cheap energy such as nuclear, after increasing the share of more expensive and volatile sources such as liquefied natural gas over the past five years, exacerbating … Read more

Underinvestment threatens Australia’s ambitious hydrogen plans

Underinvestment threatens Australia’s ambitious hydrogen plans

A hydrogen project Australia Investments have been committed, from a wide range of proposed projects with a total value of 266 billion Australian dollars ($178 billion), which shows the scale of the challenge it faces in its quest to become a major exporter of clean fuel. carbonnot yet installed. Meanwhile, investment continues to be pumped … Read more

Russia’s central bank sets interest rates and warns of inflation risks

Russia’s central bank maintained its key interest rate at 7.5% for a second consecutive meeting on Friday, December 16, but indicated that inflation risks are rising. The Bank of Russia has cut interest rates 6 times so far this year and the key rate remained stable at 7.5% in October, after cutting 50 basis points … Read more