Chinas Außenhandel erneut überraschend stark –
(shareribs.com) Peking 08.11.2018 – Der chinesische Außenhandel hat im Oktober nochmals deutlich zulegen können. Die Exporteure versuchen die Auswirkungen der kommenden US-Importzölle hinauszuzögern. Der chinesische Zoll teilte am Donnerstag mit, dass die Exporte im Oktober um 15,6 Prozent wuchsen. Die Importe des Landes expandierten u 21,4 Prozent. Beim Import wurde ein Wachstum von 14,0 Prozent, bei […]
Devisen: Eurokurs gefallen – EZB-Referenzkurs: 1,1424 US-Dollar
FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) – Der Kurs des Euro ist am Donnerstag gefallen. Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) setzte den Referenzkurs auf 1,1424 (Mittwoch: 1,1487) US-Dollar fest. Der Dollar kostete damit 0,8754 (0,8706) Euro. Zu anderen wichtigen Währungen legte die EZB die Referenzkurse für einen Euro auf 0,87163 (0,87403) britische Pfund, 129,90 (130,02) japanische Yen und 1,1456 (1,1444) […]
Gold hits 1-week low as dollar recovers before Fed meeting
BENGALURU, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Gold slid to a one-week low on Thursday as the dollar firmed in the wake of the U.S. midterm elections, with market participants now awaiting clues on the pace of interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The metal is on track to post a fifth straight session of […]
Copper slips as dollar gains and China imports drop
LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Copper slipped on Thursday as the dollar extended its recovery after U.S. midterm elections, with prices also pressured by a drop in China’s copper imports. China, which consumes nearly half the world’s copper, registered a 19 percent monthly drop in copper imports in October, data showed on Thursday. Aanalysts, however, […]
EUROPEAN MORNING BRIEF 08/11: SHFE base metals prices mixed on US mid-term elections
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed during Asian morning trading on Thursday November 8, as the market took stock of the United States‘ mid-term election results and what it would mean for world economy going forward. Import prices for stainless steel in East Asia continued to fall during the past week, […]
BMW-Gewinn bricht um ein Viertel ein
München (dpa) – Nach jahrelangem Wachstum ist der Gewinn von BMW plötzlich auf Talfahrt. Neue Abgasvorschriften und Zölle, Rückrufe und Preiskämpfe – viele Probleme hätten sich in den vergangenen Monaten deutlich verschärft, sagte Vorstandschef Harald Krüger. Ein Ende sei nicht abzusehen. Im Gegensatz zu Mercedes-Benz und Audi konnte BMW zwar im dritten Quartal mehr Autos […]
China Oct aluminium, steel exports fall to multi-month lows
BEIJING/MANILA, Nov 8 (Reuters) – China’s aluminium exports fell in October as sliding domestic production meant less metal was available for overseas markets, while steel exports also dropped, hitting their weakest since February amid stiffer competition in key market Southeast Asia. China’s unwrought aluminium and aluminium product exports came in at 482,000 tonnes last month, […]
Gold prices hold steady, eyes on Fed meeting
BENGALURU, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Gold prices were steady in early Asian trade on Thursday, while the dollar edged higher and investors turned their attention to this week’s Federal Reserve meeting for clues on future interest rate hikes. FUNDAMENTALS: * Spot gold was flat at $1,225.61 per ounce at 0115 GMT. * U.S. gold futures […]
Aluminium prices rise as Brazil court upholds partial shutdown at top refinery
SINGAPORE, Nov 8 (Reuters) – London aluminium prices rose on Thursday to add to sharp gains from the previous session, with a federal court in Brazil upholding the partial shutdown of the world’s largest alumina refinery, run by Norsk Hydro. The decision is part of a months-long environmental dispute with Brazilian authorities, after Norsk Hydro […]
Zinc falls to 7-week low on expectations of rising supply
LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Zinc prices on Wednesday fell to a seven-week low on expectations that a supply crunch will ease. Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange (LME) closed down 1.8 percent at $2,455 a tonne after touching $2,445, the lowest since Sept. 21. „Smelter margins in China are picking up and the […]
