Alcoa Corp. is slated to kick off the commodity world’s earnings season on Wednesday, while climate observers will be keenly watching for any developments as the US’s John Kerry makes a highly-anticipated visit to Beijing to meet with his Chinese counterpart. The two superpowers have a poor track record on emissions. Here are five key charts to consider as the week gets underway.
A measure of New York state factory activity barely expanded in July as orders edged up and inflationary pressures eased.
A growing chorus of strategists is telling clients to buy Spanish government debt ahead of Sunday’s national election, arguing the bonds will catch up with gains in its main euro-area peers once the political noise dissipates.
Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, a top candidate for president, will stop in the US next month en route to South America, plans that risk roiling tensions with China months before the election.
Refinery Emirates Gold DMCC said it’s working to restore its accreditation in the United Arab Emirates following its suspension by authorities.
Thai pro-democracy leader Pita Limjaroenrat will attempt a second time to become the nation’s prime minister, after a previous try last week was thwarted by conservative lawmakers and military-appointed senators.
Ongoing opposition protests in Kenya are undermining a nascent recovery in the nation’s tourism industry after the easing of coronavirus restrictions.
Tesla is facing growing pressure from rivals with profit margins at risk.
Nigeria’s monthly inflation rate soared to a seven-year high in June, after President Bola Tinubu scrapped fuel subsidies and allowed the currency to weaken before declaring a state of emergency to control staple food costs.
An aborted armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries exposed Russia’s porous home front, shook President Vladimir Putin’s authority and resulted in the removal of thousands of seasoned fighters from the battlefields of Ukraine.
