Commodities
EU Council expands sanctions against North Korea
The European Union expanded its sanctions on North Korea as the back and forth between the US and Pyongyang escalated.
OPEC's largest member tips over oil production output even after cut agreement
Saudi Arabia, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' largest producer, contributed to increased crude oil output from the cartel last month even as it tries to prod other countries into reining in their production in a bid to buoy prices.
Could China's military be pulling the strings in Pyongyang?
As investors try to divine what end-game the different players behind the recent heightened tensions around the Korean peninsula might have in mind, at least one broker mused aloud about the possibility that part of China's establishment, namely its military, might believe it has something to gain from the course of recent events.
North Korea will be ready to fire at Guam by 'mid-August'
North Korea has said it is working on a plan to fire missiles in to the sea off the coast of Guam.
US factory gate prices slip in July
Retreating energy quotes saw price pressures at the factory gate dip unexpectedly last month, with an underlying measure possibly pointing to downside in the pipeline at the consumer price level, according to economists.
KEFI Minerals announces reduction of residual funding
Close on the heels of the lifting of the state of emergency in Ethiopia, KEFI Minerals said it had reduced its residual funding requirement for the company's Tulu Kapi gold project and had begun talks to eliminate it altogether.
Weekly US jobless claims tick higher
The US jobs markets continued to tick along at a solid pace last week with just a very slight increase in the pace of layoffs.
Rising interests rates pose biggest threat to the global economy - Rogoff
Ken Rogoff, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that rising interest rates "threaten the global economy. ".
Strategic Minerals boasts of improvement in cash balance
Strategic Minerals, the diversified mineral company, boasted on Thursday of an improved cash balance after bringing a new client onboard as management set itself the target to reach a market capitalisation of $100m.
French industrial production misses forecasts in June
Industrial production in France surprised to the downside in June amid broad-based declines in all sectors.