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☆ Foreigners turn net buyers of Japanese stocks last week
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks last week, as worries about the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes eased and sentiment improved after China eased its COVID-19 restrictions. Overseas investors purchased Japanese stocks worth a net 338.5 billion yen ($2.50 billion) in the week ended Dec. 8, after selling a net 781.55 billion yen worth in the previous week, data from exchanges showed. Foreign flows into Japanese stocksThey accumulated derivatives worth a net 418.27 billion yen but disposed of cash equities of 79.77 billion yen. According to the data, they have been net sellers of about 2.8 trillion yen worth of Japanese stocks so far this year. Data showed cross-border investors drew a net 6.14 trillion yen worth of Japanese bonds last week, which marked their biggest weekly net purchase since Jan. 2021.

☆ Weekly U.S. jobless claims increase to 230,000, in line with expectations
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWeekly U.S. jobless claims increase to 230,000, in line with expectationsCNBC's Steve Liesman and Rick Santelli join 'Squawk Box' to break down the latest weekly jobless claims data.

☆ U.S. is not in recession, White House not preparing for one - officials
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A view shows the exterior of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 6, 2022. REUTERS/Al DragoWASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United States is not in a recession, White House chief of staff Ron Klain said on Thursday, adding that economic data showed the nation's economy was solid. "We are not in a recession," U.S. President Joe Biden's top aide told MSNBC in an interview following the release of weekly U.S. jobless data earlier on Thursday. The global economy is approaching a recession, a Reuters poll of economists shows, and some U.S. CEOs, including Goldman Sachs', have recently expressed concerns the U.S. could tip into recession next year. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told MSNBC earlier Friday "We are not -- there are no meetings or anything happening like that in preparing for a recession because...look, what we're seeing right now is a strong labor market."

☆ U.S. GDP tops estimates in third quarter at 2.6%
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Rick Santelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailU.S. GDP tops estimates in third quarter at 2.6%CNBC's Rick Santelli joins 'Squawk Box' to break down the latest weekly U.S. jobless claims and GDP data.

☆ U.S. winter wheat farmers plant into dust as Plains drought persists
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Julie Ingwersen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

CHICAGO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - With planting roughly halfway complete, the 2023 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop is already being hobbled by drought in the heart of the southern Plains, wheat experts said. The drought threatens Kansas, the top winter wheat growing state, and Oklahoma in two ways: discouraging farmers who have not yet planted from trying, while threatening crops already in the ground from developing properly. About two-thirds of wheat in the United States, among the top five global exporters, is grown as a winter crop rather than spring. As a result, Justin Gilpin, chief executive of the Kansas Wheat Commission, expected the number of Kansas wheat acres planted for harvest in 2023 to remain steady with the 7.3 million acres seeded for 2022. A key driver of the drought is the La Nina weather phenomenon, which tends to favor warm and dry conditions in the Plains.

A sign advertising E15, a gasoline with 15 percent of ethanol, is seen at a gas station in Clive, Iowa, United States, May 17, 2015. The government and labor unions reached a deal last Thursday that averted a railway shutdown, possibly supporting a rebound in ethanol output for the current week. But a near-term recovery may be capped by sagging U.S. gasoline demand and poor corn crop prospects. Some analysts have questioned these figures, based on recent traffic trends that might suggest better fuel demand, though high prices have pained consumers for much of this year. A subpar U.S. corn crop could also disrupt the ethanol industry, especially if harvest results are worse than expected.

☆ Weekly U.S. jobless claims rise slightly to 213,000
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWeekly U.S. jobless claims rise slightly to 213,000CNBC's Rick Santelli and Steve Liesman join 'Squawk Box' to break down the latest weekly jobless claims data.

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