Bloomberg Taiwan exports extended their double-digit growth for a tenth month, with shipments from the island in 2021 smashing all records due to soaring demand for technology products and components. Overseas shipments in December grew 23.4% from a year earlier to $40.7 billion, according to a statement from Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance Friday. Exports in 2021 were a record …
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Bloomberg Oil rises as Libyan supply tightened ahead of an Opec+ meeting on Tuesday to discuss production policy for February. Futures in New York gained above $76 a barrel in European trading after a 2.3% decline. Libya’s crude output is expected to fall to the lowest in more than a year as workers try and fix a damaged pipeline. …
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Bloomberg Big tech powered US stocks to a third straight winning year in 2021, as giants like Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. continue to see strong demand almost regardless of the economic environment. Five of the market’s most notable Internet and technology names — Apple, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc — …
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Bloomberg The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies are expected to revive more oil supplies when they meet next week, underscoring the group’s optimism in the outlook for global demand. The 23-nation alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia is likely to proceed with another modest monthly hike of 400,000 barrels a day as it restores …
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Bloomberg China added $16.7 billion in foreign debt in the third quarter of 2021 due in part to increased purchases of onshore yuan-denominated bonds by foreign investors. About 47% of China’s outstanding debt of $2.7 trillion at the end of September are medium to long-term obligations, up three percentage points from the end of June, Wang Chunying, deputy director …
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Bloomberg Oil held near a one-month high after industry data pointed to another drop in US crude inventories and traders bet the fast-spreading Omicron variant would prove to be less severe than earlier virus waves. West Texas Intermediate was steady near $76 a barrel after gaining 11% over the past five sessions. The American Petroleum Institute reported nationwide crude …
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Bloomberg Global remittances will likely grow by $34 billion this year and about $31 billion in 2022, reversing last year’s decline, as economies recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Estimated remittance growth of 4.8% globally this year reflects a comparison to last year’s low base, as well as migrant workers’ …
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Bloomberg Oil rises as investors weighed the rapid spread of Omicron against signs it may be milder than previous variants. Brent futures rise 0.7%, swinging between gains and losses amid thin trading volumes. West Texas Intermediate, which didn’t have a settlement due to a US holiday, falls from Thursday’s level. Daily omicron infections in the US has surpassed those …
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Bloomberg Ten of this year’s most destructive weather events cost a combined $170 billion in damages, according to a new study. Hurricane Ida, a tropical storm that pummeled much of the eastern US with lashing rain in August, killed at least 95 people and cost the economy $65 billion. A month earlier, floods in Europe caused 240 deaths and …
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Bloomberg The world economy is set to surpass $100 trillion for the first time in 2022, two years earlier than previously forecast, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). Global gross domestic product will be lifted by the continued recovery from the pandemic, although if inflation persists it may be hard for policy makers to avoid …
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