Credit and Debit Card Spending in the UK Shows Minimal Growth in 2024

According to a report by Barclays tracking card transactions, credit and debit card spending in the UK saw negligible growth in 2024 as cautious consumers indulge...

China Set to Close the Year with 5% Growth

According to President Xi Jinping, China's economic growth is expected to be around 5% for the entirety of 2024, indicating that the world's second-largest econom...

SAMEKS Index Wraps Up the Year with a Positive Outlook

In December, the SAMEKS, which last recorded an increase in June, once again surpassed the reference value, closing the year with a positive outlook.

The statem...

MARKET OUTLOOK - Deflationary Pressures Persist in China

Foreks - UOB economist Ho Woei Chen reported that deflationary pressures continued in China in December, despite the expansion of economic activity. Ho stated tha...

STOCK VALUATION - ICBC Investment Excludes Anadolu Efes from its Model Portfolio

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Stournaras Anticipates 100 Basis Points Rate Cut from ECB by Autumn

Forex - Yannis Stournaras, a member of the European Central Bank's Governing Council and the Governor of the Bank of Greece, stated that he expects the ECB's main...

Forex News: Stock Market Opening Survey Results Are In

In a survey conducted by analysts, the median forecast for the BIST100 Index opening gap value was 13.0 points, while the average forecast was 8.35 points. The hi...

New York Fed Reports Sharp Decline in Reverse Repo Usage

Forex - The New York Fed announced that the usage of the reverse repo facility declined on the first day of the year. The New York Fed stated that money market fu...

TANKER REPORT - Transit Passages Suspended in the Istanbul Strait

Due to reduced visibility caused by fog, the Bosphorus Strait has been closed to transit passages. According to information received, fog started to form around t...

China's Trade Ministry Proposes Export Restrictions on Technologies Used for Processing Lithium and Gallium

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has proposed export restrictions on certain technologies used in the production of battery components and the processing of criti...

Market Outlook: Deflationary Pressures in China May Persist into December

Forex - UOB economist Ho Woei Chen believes that deflationary pressures in China likely continued in December, despite the expansion in economic activity. In a no...

China's Central Bank Plans to Cut Interest Rates This Year - FT

Forex - The People's Bank of China plans to lower interest rates this year as it makes a historic shift towards a more orthodox monetary policy to align with the ...

Cocoa Prices Set to Continue Climbing into 2024 After a Strong 2023

Forex - Cocoa and coffee are set to finish 2024 as the top performers among commodities due to a global supply deficit. Cocoa prices have surged by 170% year-over...

MARKET OVERVIEW - Most Base Metal Prices Rise on the Last Day of the Year

Forex - Most base metal prices rose on the last trading day of 2024, with copper recording a 4.2% increase year-on-year as encouraging factory activity data from ...

Iron Ore Prices in China Fail to Gain Support from Manufacturing PMI Data

Iron ore is on track for its deepest annual loss since 2015 as the real estate crisis in China hurts demand and miners increase shipments, with prices failing to ...

Market Overview: Most Base Metal Prices Rise on the Last Day of the Year

Forex - Most base metal prices rose on the last trading day of 2024, with copper recording a 4.2% increase year-on-year as encouraging factory activity data from ...

TANKER REPORT - No Tankers Found in Ceyhan BTC

Foreks - There are no tankers present at the Ceyhan BTC Terminal, which is the second step in delivering oil from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in Azerba...

TANKER REPORT - 17 Tankers to Transit the Dardanelles and Bosphorus Straits

Foreks - There are no issues with transits through the Istanbul and Çanakkale Straits, which are the most important routes for transporting oil from the countries...

TANKER REPORT - 38 Tankers Located in Black Sea Ports

In the Black Sea ports, there are a total of 38 tankers, which are the first step for the oil arriving in the region to reach the world via the Istanbul and Çanak...

Gold Hits Two-Week High

Forex - Gold reached its highest level in two weeks, influenced by safe-haven buying and a decline in US Treasury yields, as the market closed positions ahead of ...

Which Stocks Gained the Most on Borsa Istanbul Today?

The BIST 100 index maintained a fluctuating upward trend throughout the day. After a positive opening and some selling, the BIST 100 found support around the 10,0...