Economic news

Mexican mining output has a high chance of dropping by about 17% in 2020 due to the disruptions brought by the novel coronavirus crisis. However, it is likely to recover in the first quarter of 2021, the head of the country’s mining chamber said on Wednesday. “Last year, the total value of mining production was […]

 Australia is set to launch its fourth economic stimulus package aimed at providing eligible residents the opportunity to renovate their homes. The scheme was announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday as the country attempts to salvage the virus-beaten construction sector. Eligible residents will receive a total amount of A$25,000 ($17,323) from the package […]

The International Data Corporation (IDC) announced on Wednesday that worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to fall by 12% to 1.2 billion units this year because of low consumer spending due to economic crisis amid the coronavirus outbreak. “What started as a supply-side crisis has evolved into a global demand-side problem. Nationwide lockdowns and rising unemployment […]

The Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG.O) got off to a positive start on its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday. The world’s third-largest recording label sold shares worth $1.9-billion, marking the largest initial public offering in the United States this year. The WMG.O stock was opened for trading at 8% above its initial public offering price of […]

Asian shares surged to a near three-month peak on Wednesday amid hopes of economic stimulus and easing lockdowns. These factors outweighed investors’ caution over the pandemic and the ongoing U.S. protests. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.3%, its fifth day of gains. Japan’s Nikkei was up 1.2%, its highest level since […]

The dollar dropped on most Asian currencies on Wednesday as investors gained appetite for risky assets amid government stimulus and economic recovery. The Australian dollar hit a five-month high of 0.6982 on the dollar. The commodity currency rose as investors favored the bullish sentiment amid easing lockdowns and rising commodity prices. The New Zealand dollar […]

Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), one of the biggest lenders for new and used car purchases in the United States, announced on Tuesday that it would stop accepting loan applications to a majority of its independent car dealer clients due to economic crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We are doing everything we can to help […]

Europe’s biggest travel company TUI Group (TUIT.L) stated on Wednesday that it has agreed for a compensation package with aircraft maker Boeing Co. (BA.N) to shield its finances from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The deal includes a slower delivery of Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX planes. The Germany-based company said in a statement that […]

For the first time since January, the services industry of China recorded its growth in May, signaling the start of economic recuperation from stagnation due to lockdown measures implemented amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus. However, job loss figures continued to grow according to a private study. The Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index hiked to […]

America had been plagued by street protests of late, and righfully so as it reeled after the death of one George Floyd in the hands of Minneapolis policemen. With this social turmoil, it is expected that Gold would see a rise in its value. But lo, this wasn’t the case. For the month of August, […]