Indonesia's weather agency warned farmers to adjust their farming activities to mitigate risks stemming from the extreme dry weather expected this year, according to a government statement on Friday.Here are the details:
France, the Netherlands and Belgium have recorded 3,700 excess deaths during the June heatwave that sent temperatures soaring across Europe, with authorities warning that the numbers are preliminary and could rise.Experts have said the heatwave, which lasted from about June 20-28, was the worst rec…
By Anna SzymanskiEvery Friday, Reuters Open Interest (ROI) distills the financial week into five key charts, spotlighting the major trends, surprises and overlooked moves that defined the past five days.1. OIL GLUT LOOMS AGAINRON BOUSSO, ROI Energy Columnist: Dozens of oil tankers have left the Mi…
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Euro zone longer-dated bond yields were set for a weekly rise on Friday, their first since early June, as traders refined their positions after the initial move lower in yields on the U.S.-Iran deal.Germany's 10-year bond yield was up 2 basis points at 2.92%. It has been moving slowly but steadily…
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By Samuel Indyk and Jiaxing LiThe U.S. dollar fell towards its biggest weekly loss in 12 weeks on Friday after a tepid U.S. jobs report cooled market expectations for a near-term Federal Reserve interest rate hike, providing some relief for the embattled Japanese yen.Broad dollar weakness lifted th…
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The euro zone services industry contracted at a slower pace in June as cost pressures fell at the sharpest rate on record outside of pandemic-era lockdowns, helping to stabilise the broader economy after two months of decline, a survey showed.Oil prices dropped for a third consecutive day on Thursd…
Italian retail sales rose 0.2% in May from the month before, data showed on Friday, following a flat reading in April.Sales rose 2.2% in unadjusted year-on-year terms in May, ISTAT said.The data are expressed in value terms and are not adjusted for consumer prices, which increased 3.2% in May from…
World food prices edged lower in June as declines in sugar, cereals and dairy outweighed increases in vegetable oils and meat, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in a basket of internationally traded food commo…
By Emily Ou YongJapanese rubber futures rose on Friday, on firm upstream raw material costs that offset a weakening demand outlook in China.($1 = 160.7900 yen)($1 = 6.7790 Chinese yuan)
Some Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed to pay global producers premiums of $395 per metric ton over the benchmark price for July-September shipments, up 12-13% from the previous quarter, two sources directly involved in the pricing talks said.The figure is above the $350-$353 per ton paid in Ap…
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France's services sector contracted in June by more than initially forecast, as sluggish demand and inflationary pressures weighed on businesses, said a survey by S&P Global.The S&P Global France Services PMI Business Activity Index rose to 46.8 points in June from 44.3 in May, although that final…
By Solomon CefaiAluminium prices rose on Friday, supported by a weaker dollar and easing concerns over an imminent U.S. interest rate hike following softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data.Benchmark three-month aluminium LME:AH1! on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.05% at $3,124 a metric ton by 0700…
Round-up of South Korean financial markets:** South Korean shares closed higher on Friday, but logged a second weekly loss as a sharp selloff in technology companies earlier in the week weighed on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix on concerns the AI-driven rally may be losing steam.** The won streng…
By Pablo SinhaGold rose more than 1% on Friday and was set for its first weekly gain in five, as investors dialled back expectations for U.S. rate hikes following softer-than-expected jobs data.Spot gold TVC:GOLD was up 1.4% at $4,179.42 per ounce, as of 0744 GMT, after earlier hitting its highest…
