EUR/USD 1.17268
0.243%
Gold 4759.54
-0.124%
Oil 90.663
-1.384%
USD/JPY 159.298
0.203%
GBP/USD 1.34677
0.244%
GBP/JPY 214.543
0.466%
Browse More
  • English
  • 简体中文
  • 繁體中文
  • Tiếng Việt
  • ไทย
  • Indonesia
Subscribe
Real-time News
On April 11th, a Bank of America research report pointed out that a 10% oil price shock in the 1970s would have had a 90 basis point inflationary impact on the United States, while today that impact is approximately 25 basis points. Furthermore, the report noted that the drag on US growth from oil price shocks has also decreased from over 70 basis points in the past to about 5 basis points today. This may be attributed to the reduced US dependence on oil and the shale oil boom since the 2010s, which has made the US a net energy exporter.On April 11th, at the High-Level Forum on the Development of Intelligent Electric Vehicles (2026), NIO Chairman Li Bin stated that batteries and chips currently account for over 50% of the cost of intelligent electric vehicles, with very high costs associated with production capacity, verification, and production organization. This situation is due to two main reasons: First, the lack of standardized battery cell specifications restricts cost, efficiency, and market responsiveness. He suggested promoting battery cell standardization. Second, there are too many types of chips. Chips should be standardized, and relevant departments should organize automakers to unify chip types as soon as possible, developing interchangeable standards for each type. This would not only benefit the adoption of domestically produced chips in vehicles but also help reduce costs across the industry.April 11th - A Bank of America research report released on April 10th points out that since the 1970s, the global economys dependence on oil has gradually decreased: today, the amount of oil needed to produce the same level of GDP is only one-third of what it was in the 1970s. The OPEC crisis and the subsequent oil shock were once considered a severe stagflation shock. But today, economies are much more resilient to energy shocks of similar magnitude.On April 11, news circulated that JD.com was testing a new project called "Open Start" in collaboration with DeepBlue Auto, which was suspected to be related to launching a ride-hailing service. In response, JD Auto stated that it is not involved in a ride-hailing business and that "the new project will launch on April 13."On April 11, at the 2026 Intelligent Electric Vehicle Development High-Level Forum, Li Qiang, Vice President of the Public Cloud Business Unit and General Manager of AI Automotive Industry at Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, revealed that more than 30 automakers and intelligent driving solution providers are currently conducting intelligent driving research and development on Alibaba Cloud. The actual use of Pingtouges self-developed "Zhenwu" PPU has exceeded 100,000 calories, setting a record for the largest scale of self-developed AI chips used on a public cloud platform in the automotive industry.

Oil prices steady after precipitous declines due to weak U.S. demand

Haiden Holmes

Jul 22, 2022 11:27

82.png


Oil prices stayed almost unchanged in early trading on Friday, after a loss of around 3 percent in the previous session due to deteriorating demand in the United States, the biggest oil consumer in the world, and a rise in output from Libya.


Brent oil prices rose 17 cents, or 0.2%, to $104.03 per barrel at 00:41 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were constant at $96.35 per barrel.


WTI has been hammered over the last two days as a result of the publication of data suggesting that U.S. gasoline consumption during the height of the summer driving season decreased by around 8% from the previous year due to record pump prices.


"At 8.52 million barrels per day, seasonal demand is at its lowest level since 2008," experts at ANZ Research said in a study.


The decrease in WTI has positioned the contract for a loss of 1.3% this week, its third consecutive weekly loss.


Brent was bolstered by signs of healthy demand in Asia, putting it on course for its first weekly gain in six weeks.


Despite increasing prices, gasoline and distillate fuel demand in India hit all-time highs in June, with refined product consumption 18 percent higher than a year earlier and Indian refineries operating at their busiest levels ever.


An analyst at RBC, Michael Tran, said in a note, "This signals much more than a solid return from COVID-affected years."


Brent's gains were limited this week by the return of production at important Libyan oil fields.


Meanwhile, the European Central Bank (ECB) raised rates more than expected on Thursday in an effort to curb inflation, with ECB President Christine Lagarde warning that inflation risks had increased due to the likelihood that the Ukraine conflict will continue for an extended period of time and that energy prices will remain elevated for an extended period of time.


"Is the horizon cloudy? Clearly it is, "Lagarde said.


She said that the baseline assumption of the central bank is that neither this year nor next would experience a recession.

Suggestion