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Iran prepares to stop using the dollar as anger builds over Trump ban
February 1st, 2017
Iran says it is preparing to stop using the dollar in its official statements – a move that had been in the offing but appears to have been expedited after Washington included the country in a list of seven ...
Oil extends declines on rising U.S. output
January 30th, 2017
Oil prices extended declines on Monday, dragged down by signs of growing output in the United States that could partly offset output cuts by OPEC and other producers. Uncertainty over the outlook for U.S policy also broadly weighed on ...
Oil prices dip as rising U.S. output offsets OPEC-led cuts
January 27th, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Friday as rising crude output from the United States was offsetting efforts by OPEC and other producers to prop up the market by cutting supplies. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, ...
Malice in Wonderland
January 15th, 2017
Malice in Wonderland Recently, I was quietly reading in my armchair, eyes closing and trying to stay awake, and the next moment I was falling down a rabbit hole. After falling into the void, I found myself outside a ...
Oil Posts Biggest Two-Day Gain in 6 Weeks as Saudis Make Cuts
January 13th, 2017
Saudis cut production to less than 10 million barrels a day Russia ready to discuss export monitoring, minister says Oil climbed, posting the biggest two-day gain in almost six weeks, after Saudi Arabia said it cut production even more ...
Oil prices edge up on reports of Saudi supply cuts, but details murky
January 11th, 2017
Oil edged up on Wednesday, lifted by reports of Saudi supply cuts to Asia, but gains were capped by a lack of detail about the reductions and because of signs of rising supplies from other producers. Prices for Brent ...
Asian Equities Gain as Dow Hits Record, Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap
December 21st, 2016
Investors shrug off Europe terror events, eye U.S. economy Yen rebounds after weakening to lowest level since February Asian stocks followed advances in U.S. and European equities as the prospects of faster U.S. economic growth propelled markets toward the ...
Bitcoin crushed every other currency in 2016. Here are five reasons why
December 20th, 2016
Bitcoin, that nebulous digital currency that trades in cyberspace and is “mined” by code-cracking computers, emerged as a better bet this year than every major currency, stock index and commodity contract. The electronic coin that trades – and is ...
Asian Shares Fall on Europe Turmoil; Yen Weakens After BOJ Move
December 20th, 2016
Japanese shares erased losses and the yen weakened after the Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the world’s second-largest economy. Gold retreated and treasuries dropped. Japan’s Topix index erased earlier declines after the central closed a tumultuous year ...
Oil prices rise as planned oil production cuts start to materialize
December 16th, 2016
Oil prices rose on Friday after Kuwait appeared to be lining up bigger supply cuts than had been initially expected from January as part of a coordinated effort by oil producers to drain a global glut. International Brent crude ...
