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As Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) reports, it is expected that next year Chinese GDP will increase by 5.6%. Such forecasts appeared after the government of China had reviewed the restriction related to the coronavirus epidemic and supported the real estate sector.

Patrick Harker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, said that his expectation for officials is to slow the pace of interest rate rises.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has released a study saying that U.S. home prices are likely to decline by 20% due to a sudden and quite tangible increase in mortgage rates.

Due to the increase in barley prices in Canada, farmers are forced to switch to US corn due to its low cost. Thus, the demand for US corn is increasing.

U.S. natural gas futures were up about 2% Tuesday due to an expected colder weather and increased heating demand by next week. Nevertheless, a possible postponement of Freeport LNG's launch date would cloud the outlook quite noticeably.

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.