Abstract:US President Joe Biden will visit Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia from July 13 to 16. With global energy prices soaring during the year and U.S. inflation soaring to a more than 40-year high, Biden's trip to the Middle East this time has been extremely high-profile: it will be Biden's first visit to Saudi Arabia since he took office as president, and the recent domestic support rate The president of the United States, who has been declining steadily, is now facing an embarrassing choice t
US President Joe Biden will visit Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia from July 13 to 16. With global energy prices soaring during the year and U.S. inflation soaring to a more than 40-year high, Biden's trip to the Middle East this time has been extremely high-profile: it will be Biden's first visit to Saudi Arabia since he took office as president, and the recent domestic support rate The president of the United States, who has been declining steadily, is now facing an embarrassing choice that seems to be a dilemma: to avoid the fate of returning empty-handed, perhaps the only way is to put down his body as much as possible.
Biden's trip to the Middle East has two considerations. First, driven by factors such as the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, blocked negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal, and global energy and food crises, the United States has the need to rebuild its traditional allies in the Middle East, and may continue to ask Arab countries to choose sides to cooperate with the isolation of the United States and the West. Russia and Iran. The Biden administration is also eager to persuade Saudi Arabia and other Gulf producers to increase oil production to ease the global energy crisis and rising inflation in the United States triggered by sanctions on Russia.
Financial data and events to focus on today:
22:15 Bank of England Governor Bailey gives testimony
Data on Thursday showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank in the second quarter, with consumer spending growing at the slowest pace in two years and business spending falling, raising the risk of a recession. The data came a day after the Fed raised interest rates by another 75 basis points in a bid to quell inflation. The Fed's actions, combined with previous actions in March, May and June, have raised the target range for the overnight benchmark rate from near zero to 2.25%-2.50%. It was th
At 2 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday, the Federal Reserve’s FOMC announced its July interest rate decision, raising interest rates by 75 basis points for the second consecutive month, raising the target range of the federal funds rate from 1.50% to 1.75% to 2.25% to 2.50%, in line with the market. expected. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted that another 75 basis points of interest rate hikes may be possible in September, denying that the U.S. economy is in a recession, while talking ab
On July 27, data showed that the U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in June as exports jumped, while orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, seen as a barometer of business spending plans, rose 0.5% last month, potentially easing the impact on the economy. some concerns. The U.S. dollar index closed down 0.69 percent on Wednesday at 106.48. At 2:00 on July 28, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points as widely expected, and comments from Fed Chairman Powell
At 02:00 on July 28, Beijing time, the Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision and policy statement. Then at 02:30, Fed Chairman Powell held a monetary policy press conference. Markets are pricing in another 75 basis points of rate hikes this time around, taking the federal funds rate to a target range of 2.25% to 2.50%, in line with Fed officials’ long-term estimate of a “neutral” policy setting. Fed Chair Jerome Powell's pledge to fight persistently high inflation and policy g