Market Pulse - Usa
Weekly US crude oil inventories jump by 7.2m b/d, DoE says
US crude oil inventories jumped sharply last week, amid a rise in net imports, but some analysts believed the build-up would be short lived.
Facebook cannot guarantee no one will try to undermine EU elections
Facebook cannot guarantee that no users of the site will interfere in the European elections due to be held in May, but its CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to reassure an audience that it is now much better at doing so than in 2016.
Walgreens looks at shuttering Boots shops in UK
Walgreens Boots Alliance warned on Wednesday that it was looking at closing Boots stores across the UK after suffering its "most difficult quarter" since its flotation.
China and US nearing trade agreement - report
Negotiations for a trade deal between the US and China are drawing close to a resolution as most outstanding issues have now been agreed upon, according to a report on Wednesday.
US services sector activity slows more quickly-than-expected in March, ISM says
Economic activity in the States slowed more quickly-than-expected outside of manufacturing last month, as growth in levels of output and new orders fell back, but a gauge of employment continued to point to a monthly pace of non-farm payrolls growth of roughly 200,000, according to economists.
US open: Mixed start to trading following US-Sino trade updates
Wall Street trading began on a mixed note on Wednesday, with sentiment being underpinned by solid Chinese services data and optimism ahead of the resumption of Sino-US trade talks.