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Oil prices edge up ahead of OPEC meeting
November 30th, 2016
It’s all getting very nervy ahead of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries‘ (Opec) meeting later today. Members of the producer cartel will be trying to get the deal done on an output cut to clamp down on ...
Oil Retreats Below $47 Before OPEC Meeting as Metals Snap Rally
November 29th, 2016
Copper suffers in first loss for seven days; zinc, nickel down European stocks open lower with Italy focus; Asia shares mixed Oil retreated back below $47 as OPEC members failed to bridge their differences on production cuts, while a ...
Dollar Extends Surge as Bonds Decline; Japanese Equities Climb
November 24th, 2016
Gold near 9-month low as futures put 100% odds on Fed hike Emerging markets slip, with Philippine peso at eight-year low The dollar extended gains at the highest in more than a decade as a stronger case for hiking ...
Asian Stocks Extend Global Advance as Oil Slips; Ringgit Weakens
November 23rd, 2016
Fed fund futures show 100% chance of a rate hike next month Ringgit slumps before rate decision; Japanese markets shut Asian stocks rose amid optimism the global economy is strong enough to withstand higher U.S. interest rates. Oil slipped ...
Oil prices fall on renewed doubts on OPEC-led production cut
November 23rd, 2016
Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains, as doubts re-emerged over whether OPEC would agree to a crude oil production cut at a ministerial meeting next week. A strong dollar, which traded near the 13 ...
Rally for oil prices stretches further as optimism builds for OPEC deal
November 22nd, 2016
Oil futures extended their advance into a third session in Asia trading Tuesday, as anticipation over a production cut at next week’s meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries continued to build. Light, sweet crude for January ...
Asian Energy Stocks Rally With Crude Oil as Dollar Holds Advance
November 21st, 2016
Japan’s Topix index caps longest rally since August 2015 Dollar index at January high as Trump spurs rate-hike bets Oil jumped on optimism OPEC will agree to a supply-cut deal, buoying Asian energy stocks. The dollar built on last ...
Oil prices pull back after another jump in U.S. supply
November 17th, 2016
Oil futures were lower in Asian trade Thursday after weekly data showed another large increase in U.S. inventories of crude. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures CLZ6, -0.22% traded 8 cents lower at $45.49 a barrel, in the ...
Lawyers for Julian Assange may ask Trump to close the criminal investigation
November 16th, 2016
Lawyers for Julian Assange have said they may ask US President-elect Donald Trump to close the criminal investigation into the WikiLeaks co-founder, and hope that Sweden will soon close the probe into allegations of sexual assault. The Obama administration ...
Trump Victory Causes ‘Serious Concerns’ in Middle East
November 10th, 2016
Many worry about his attitude toward Muslims, while regional strongmen embrace his apparent attitude toward human rights Donald Trump’s election generated concern in the Middle East over his stance on Muslims and immigrants as well as uncertainty about how ...