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The dollar hit a two-year high against major currencies on foreign markets on Tuesday, with the pound the biggest loser, as solid US jobs data released late last week prompted traders to cut interest rates, the Financial Times (FT) reported.

Cocoa bean futures hit a new all-time high of more than $12,000 a ton on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as concerns about declining production in Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa bean producer, Bloomberg reported, according to...

24X National Exchange, a US stock exchange operated by a startup that aims to handle 24-hour trading, has obtained approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bloomberg reports.

European natural gas benchmarks rose for a second straight session on Thursday, with the weather forecast calling for cooler temperatures in many parts of the continent, Bloomberg reported, according to Agerpres.

The "red wave in the United States", where Donald Trump won the presidency and the Republicans obtained total control of Congress, fueled the growth of the price of Bitcoin, which yesterday hit $80,000 for the first time in history, but...

The US stock market as well as other risky assets are favored in the current political and economic context in the US, where the Republican Donald Trump won his second term in the White House and the majority in the US congress, and stocks have...

European stock markets rose yesterday, mostly, in the conditions in which Republican Donald Trump will return to the White House, following his victory in the US presidential elections.

The upward trend of the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), which started in the middle of last year, stalled in the third quarter, in contrast to the evolution of most western markets, which points to internal causes for the weak...

The Romanian House of Agri-Food Trade "Unirea" represents one of the most ambitious and, at the same time, controversial government projects in Romania's agricultural sector, established in 2019 under the PSD government led by Viorica...

The correction of the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) that started in August continued in September, in contrast to the evolution of the main indices of the Western markets, which suggests the absence of internal growth vectors for...

The volatility of electricity prices in Central and Eastern Europe will also be discussed by Eurelectric members, said in a press conference, Corneliu Bodea, the president of the Romanian Energy Center, who requested this from Kristian Ruby, the...

The impact of the Federal Reserve's long-awaited interest rate cut, which will be the first cut in four years, will be felt well outside the United States, according to a Reuters article reviewing the possible influence of the central...

The intensification of geopolitical risks, the prospects of easing the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve or the purchases of the central banks supported the upward trend of the price of gold this year which, from the end of 2023 until the...

Meme coins are cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, dedicated to an interesting or funny idea captured in an image, video or other form of media (meme). Like the memes they're based on, they're designed to go viral and be shared...

The long-term upward trend of the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) entered a corrective phase in August, primarily due to the contagion with foreign markets that suffered a severe fall at the beginning of the month. The BET index, of...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell late last week gave the clearest indication yet that the U.S. central bank is about to do what markets have long expected - cut interest rates, which are currently at their highest high level of the last two...

The indices of the Main Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) had slight increases in July, before the sharp fall at the beginning of this month, caused by factors external to our country.

Global stock markets were gripped by panic in the first trading session this week as the latest economic data from the United States reignited investor fears of a possible US recession, results from several big names in technology the growth...

• The US currency is up 40% from its 2011 lows, while currencies such as the yuan have depreciated against the dollar over the past decade, according to Business Insider 

The upward trend started by the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) since the summer of last year continued in the second quarter of this year, with the main share baskets of our market setting new historical records, between April and...

Due to the existence of an oligopoly in the energy balancing market, which imposes ever higher prices, a significant part of the energy suppliers could close their doors in the next three months, if the Government, the Ministry of Energy or the...

The main indexes of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) ticked new historical records last month, when companies published their results for the first quarter of the year, and international markets had a growth trajectory.

During May, the government continued to make chaotic decisions regarding budget expenditures, although the deficit after the first four months of the current year stood at 3.24% of the Gross Domestic Product, i.e. a minus of 57.29 billion lei...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the temporary blockade of its Black Sea ports have redirected the flow of grain from the "breadbasket of the world".

The price of wheat futures reached, this week, the highest level in the last 15 months on the Paris Stock Exchange, amid the intensification of fears related to deliveries from the Black Sea area, after the reduction of estimates for the harvests...

Through the National Recovery and Resilience Program (PNRR), Romania has committed to carrying out tax reform in 2025. Until the elections for the Romanian Parliament in December 2024, citizens would have the opportunity to participate in an...

Intervenţia statului în stabilirea preţurilor la energie nu mai are nicio justificare, cred trei experţi internaţionali prezenţi la conferinţa "Romanian Energy Market Conference. Securitatea aprovizionarii cu gaze în etapa post-plafonare a...

The main indexes of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) marked a succession of historical records, the first quarter of the year, in a general climate favorable to risky assets.

The uptrend in the US stock market does not appear to be over, the S&P 500 will continue to rise through at least 2026 and the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates more than markets currently expect, the team at Capital Economics believes...

The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) had significant increases in March, above the appreciation of international markets, in a month in which the attention of investors in our capital market was captured by the notices published by...

China's currency, the yuan, fell to its lowest level in four and a half months yesterday, as the strong dollar offset sales of "greenbacks" by state-owned banks, Reuters reports.

The delays regarding the payment by the state of compensation for energy facts could increase significantly after the Government's approval of the draft normative act that will amend GEO 27/2022 through which the capping-compensation...

Industria comerţului cu materii prime a avut, în 2023, al doilea cel mai bun an din istoria sa în ceea ce priveşte profiturile, înregistrând câştiguri de peste 100 de miliarde de dolari şi acumulând, totodată, lichidităţi semnificative ce pot fi...

The commodities trading industry had the second best year in its history in terms of profits in 2023, posting earnings of more than $100 billion while accumulating significant liquidity that can be spent on asset acquisitions or entering new...

Consumers will benefit from reduced prices for food before the expiration date and non-governmental organizations will be able to more easily receive food that does not have a high degree of perishability, according to the law to reduce food...

The slowdown of the world's major economies, lower demand for crude oil from China, lower production and the possibility of supply shocks are elements that will define the oil market this year, according to experts quoted by the international...

The recent rise in the US stock market does not have the characteristics of the speculative bubbles of the past, believes John Higgins, chief economist of the research firm Capital Economics, according to Business Insider.

• January 5 

Yesterday, the government decided to extend by another 60 days the measure of capping the commercial addition to basic foods, a measure established for the first time last year by GEO 67/2023. By the normative act adopted yesterday, the annex of...

Billionaire Howard Lutnick, chief executive of US financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, is launching a new exchange for trading futures contracts linked to US interest rates, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).