Japan’s markets gird for leadership vote with stocks, bonds on edge

OPEC Reuters is out with its latest secondary sources survey of OPEC oil output and it has production down 290k barrels per day in the month to 26.14 mbpd. Libyan output was down 300k bpd with the remainder of the bloc producing an additional 10k bpd. The survey also found that Iraq was still pumping…

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On Tuesday, Hong Kong’s HSI index (traded as Hong Kong 50 on FXOpen) declined, erasing gains from the previous session due to worsening market sentiment following the release of disappointing Chinese economic data for November. As reported by the media: → China’s export growth slowed to 6.7% year-on-year, falling short of the forecasted 8.5%, according…

At the end of Tuesday, the Dow Jones Index (US30) was down 0.38%. The S&P 500 Index (US500) decreased by 0.17%. The Nasdaq Technology Index (US100) jumped by 0.18%. The three major US stock indices ended mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed a fresh batch of corporate earnings and lingering concerns over tariffs and trade…