Tag: energy

New Chinese Automaker Joins EV Price War in Australia

The electric vehicle (EV) price war in Australia has intensified as the third Chinese automaker enters the race with a significant price drop. Great Wall Motor (GWM), a Chinese car manufacturer, has announced it would slash $4,000 (US$2,700) from the entry model of its Ora, an electric hatchback, bringing the price down to $39,990. The…


Oil Steadies as Market Digests Supply and Demand Outlook

LONDON—Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as the market digested tighter crude supply alongside fears of global economic slowdown. Brent crude futures edged up 29 cents to $76.94 a barrel by 0838 GMT after a 0.5 percent gain the previous day. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude firmed by 37 cents to $72.16 after rising…


Stocks Slide as Rising Borrowing Costs Strike Again

LONDON—World stocks fell for a third straight day on Thursday, after Federal Reserve meeting minutes bolstered bets on another U.S. rate hike this month and tit-for-tat trade salvos between China and the United States also dampened sentiment. Traders watched the traditional driver of global borrowing costs, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, climb to a fresh…


Canadian Oil Investors Remain Upbeat, Call for Greater Investment and Production

The first half of 2023 was rough on Canadian oil and gas stocks after a stellar 2022, but bullish sentiment remains. Investors single out as obstacles an adverse policy environment and sentiment toward the industry, and point to the need for ongoing capital investment as the green energy transition stutters. Eric Nuttall, a leading oil…


Brent Dips as Economic Headwinds Outweigh Supply Cuts

LONDON—Oil benchmark Brent edged lower on Wednesday as concern over a global economic slowdown overshadowed supply cuts announced this week by top crude exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia. Brent crude was down 16 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $76.09 a barrel by 1045 GMT after falling more than $1 earlier in the session. The benchmark…


Shares Slip on China Growth Jitters as Fed Minutes Loom

LONDON/SYDNEY—Global shares fell on Wednesday as fresh signs of China’s faltering economic recovery emerged, with traders awaiting U.S. Federal Reserve minutes and a key U.S. jobs report later in the week for clues to the central bank’s rate outlook. In quiet trade following the Independence Day holiday on Wall Street on Tuesday, European stocks slipped…


Fuel Standard Could Save Drivers $10,000, Study Finds

Introducing an ambitious fuel-efficiency standard in Australia could save drivers up to $10,000 over the life of their vehicles, reduce the price of electric cars by 2.8 percent each year, and cut 31 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2035, according to a new study. It found the policy could also deliver economic and environmental…


Oil Rises as Market Weighs Supply Cuts Against Gloomy Economic Outlook

LONDON—Oil prices ticked higher on Tuesday as markets weighed supply cuts for August by top exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia against a weak global economic outlook. Brent crude futures were up 85 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $75.50 a barrel at 0950 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.61 a barrel, up 82…


Stocks Drift as Investors Balance Peak Rate Hopes With Oil Price Rise

LONDON/HONG KONG—Global stocks held steady on Tuesday, as investors balanced the inflationary force of rising oil prices with hopes that central banks would not over-tighten monetary policy into a potential recession. MSCI’s broadest index of world stocks, which rose almost 6 percent last month as the U.S. Federal Reserve paused its cycle of aggressive rate…


Bidenomics: Big Government, Industrial Policy and Centralized Control

With an eye toward the upcoming presidential elections, the White House has launched a new public relations campaign called “Bidenomics,” to define President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. “I don’t know what the hell that is, but it’s working,” Biden stated at a June 17 union rally in Philadelphia, begging the question: what is Bidenomics, and…