Sri Lanka descends into chaos. Where might the commodity crisis hit next?

Sri Lankan President Rajapakse and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe were forced to flee today after enormous anti-government protests. Huge crowds stormed official government buildings and took over the President’s home. Videos…

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US Nonfarm payroll report due Friday, 8 July 2022 – preview

Due at 1230 GMT: Snippet via Société Générale: Employment gains are slowing, and we view this as inevitable as more of the unemployed have found jobs and the unemployment rate has…

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China COVID update. Beijing further relaxes curbs, Shanghai declare victory … but …

Beijing will reopen primary and secondary schools for in-person classes. Senior and middle high schools were allowed to return to classrooms from June 2, now all are reopening. Beijing shut…

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Bitcoin nears $18,000 in 12th day of declines; Ethereum breaks $1000

I can’t remember many things that have ever fallen for 12 straight days but here we are. Bitcoin is down another $2420 today, breaking the $20,000 level and continuing lower…

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Australian data – Westpac monthly consumer confidence for June: -4.5% (prior -5.6%)

The index drops to 86.4 from 90.4 in May.  Monthly survey confirming the downwardly spiralling weekly survey results: Australia data – ANZ Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence 80.4 (prior 87)…

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Reuters poll on Federal Reserve expectations: 50bps in June and July with more to follow

Reuters poll report holds no surprises: The U.S. Federal Reserve will hike its key interest rate by 50 basis points in June and July, with rising chances of a similar…

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Another district in Shanghai to be locked down – for mass COVID testing

Minhang District is a suburban district of Shanghai. the entire district is to enter lockdown.  Mass testing of people to begin from Saturday.  While cases have been found outside quarantine…

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