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Home Depot Inc. revenues and profits have exceeded expectations due to home improvement projects that accumulated during the pandemic.

According to the governor of the Chinese central bank Yi Gang, the negotiations with the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday were very constructive. They took place sometime after the heads of the United States and China met to reset relationships.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) led by Philip Lowe managed to accelerate wages growth for the first in a long time, while the country’s economy faced record levels of inflation over the last thirty years.

Australia should continue to tighten monetary and fiscal policy to help soften domestic demand and curb inflation expectations, the International Monetary Fund said.

According to a report provided by Bloomberg News, Apple Inc. is planning to start purchasing chips used in its gadgets from a plant, which is now being constructed in the Arizona territory of the U.S.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday to a higher level after reports that oil supplies to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline were temporarily halted due to a drop in pressure.

Gold prices continued to increase on Wednesday due to heightened worries of possible escalation of tensions in the East of Europe.

According to investors’ expectations, an oil price cap for the U.S. and EU will reduce Russian crude exports to the level allowing to compensate a negative influence of an economic slowdown on the energy source’s consumption.

September in Japan was marked by a sharp decline in machinery orders. This is a sign that Japanese industry is dependent on the global economy. With the global economy slowing and imports becoming more expensive, companies' capital spending plans are likely to change.

Shares of Walmart rose in price by 6.5%, which is the biggest daily growth from March 17, 2020. Such a growth to the highest level occurred only six months after the company's sales and profits exceeded analysts' forecasts.