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Oil prices dipped on Wednesday; What keeps prices under pressure
June 7th, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday, with Brent crude futures around $50 per barrel, as global fuel markets remained oversupplied, although rising tension in the Middle East and falling U.S. inventories lent some support. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were trading ...
Oil prices fell for a third day on Tuesday
June 6th, 2017
Oil prices slide over worries Middle East rift will undermine output cuts Oil prices fell for a third day on Tuesday, hit by concerns that a political rift between Qatar and several Arab states would undermine an OPEC-led push ...
Oil prices slide amid glut concerns, U.S. withdrawal from climate deal
June 2nd, 2017
Oil prices dropped on Friday amid worries that U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon a global climate pact could spark more crude drilling in the United States, stoking a persistent glut in global supply. Global benchmark Brent crude ...
Asia Stocks Rise as Yuan Strengthens, Oil Rebounds: Markets Wrap
June 1st, 2017
Japan’s Topix gains while China shares slip amid economic data Onshore yuan heads for biggest 4-day gain in almost 12 years Asian equities rose, with a rally in Japan offsetting declines in China, as investors weighed economic data and ...
Asia Stocks Slip as China Rally Fades; Pound Drops: Markets Wrap
May 31st, 2017
Shanghai shares pare gains sparked by manufacturing report U.K. currency slides as poll shows Tories may miss majority Most Asian stocks fell as better-than-expected Chinese factory data wasn’t enough to sway investors concerned over interest rate policies and European ...
Oil falls as rising Libyan, U.S. output undermines cuts
May 31st, 2017
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, as rising output from Libya added to concerns about increasing U.S. production that is undermining OPEC-led production cuts aimed at tightening the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were ...
Asia Stocks Mixed, Euro Falls on Draghi Comments: Markets Wrap
May 30th, 2017
China markets closed second day, Hong Kong shut for holiday Japan equities erase loss; yen gains while rand extends slide Asian equities were mixed in thin trading while the euro slipped with emerging currencies after Mario Draghi’s dovish message to ...
Oil dips as ongoing glut outweighs strong start to summer driving
May 30th, 2017
A run by U.S. oil prices toward $50 a barrel ran out of steam on Tuesday as persistent concerns of oversupply outweighed signs of a strong start to the American summer driving season. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ...
Oil falls as U.S. drilling undermines drive to tighten markets
May 29th, 2017
Oil prices fell on Monday as a relentless rise in U.S. drilling undermined an OPEC-led push to tighten supply. Trading activity will be subdued on Monday due to public holidays in China, the United States and Britain. Brent crude ...
Stocks Climb in Korea, Japan; Dollar Reverses Loss: Markets Wrap
May 29th, 2017
U.K., U.S., China markets closed for holidays on Monday Dollar erases early loss amid Fed official’s rates comments Stocks in Asia were mixed amid low trading volume and the yen held to a narrow range as investors weighed the ...
