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Oil prices edge up on Iran tensions, but rising U.S. drilling caps gains
February 6th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Monday, with traders shifting money into crude futures as the dollar weakened, and on concerns that new U.S. sanctions against Iran could be extended to affect crude supplies. But markets were held back by more ...
Royal Bank of Scotland to Pay $85 Million Penalty
February 6th, 2017
CFTC Orders The Royal Bank of Scotland to Pay $85 Million Penalty for Attempted Manipulation of U.S. Dollar ISDAFIX Benchmark Swap Rates In Total, the CFTC Has Imposed $570 Million in Penalties for Attempted Manipulation of ISDAFIX Benchmark The ...
Oil edges up on threat of U.S. issuing new Iran sanctions
February 3rd, 2017
Oil prices edged up on Friday on news that U.S. President Donald Trump could be set to impose new sanctions on multiple Iranian entities, firing geopolitical tensions between the two nations. Comments by Russian energy minister Alexander Novak that ...
Non-committal Fed drives down dollar, dampens stocks
February 2nd, 2017
The dollar slipped to a 12-week low on Thursday and stock and bonds markets both showed caution after the U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to its mildly upbeat view of the world but gave no hint on when it will ...
FTSE up on miners, pharmas after Tuesday’s Brexit debate
February 1st, 2017
London shares opened on a positive note with miners, pharmas and utilities leading blue chips higher amid ongoing concerns about the US’ controversial travel ban and after UK parliamentarians’ Brexit debate yesterday. Soon after the open, FTSE 100 was ...
Oil prices dip as rising U.S. supplies offset OPEC cuts
February 1st, 2017
Oil dipped on Wednesday, weighed down by ongoing high supplies despite an OPEC-led production cut, but prices remained within a narrow trading band that has been in place since late January. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for ...
Oil prices fall as rising U.S. output offsets OPEC-led cuts
January 31st, 2017
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as rising U.S. drilling activity offset efforts by OPEC and other producers to cut output in a move to prop up the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were ...
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, ...
Oil prices rose
January 26th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Thursday, driven up by a weakening dollar, but gains were capped by plentiful supplies and inventories despite an effort by OPEC and other producers to cut output and prop up the market. Brent crude futures ...
