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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oil drops after OPEC-led output cut extension falls below expectations
May 26th, 2017
Oil extended falls on Friday after tumbling in the previous session when OPEC and allied producers extended output cuts but disappointed investors betting on longer or larger supply curbs. At Thursday’s meeting in Vienna, the Organization of the Petroleum ...
Oil prices rise in anticipation of extended OPEC-led output cut
May 25th, 2017
Oil prices rose ahead of an OPEC meeting on Thursday that is expected to extend output cuts into 2018, adding at least nine months to an initial six-month curb in the first half of this year. Brent crude futures ...
Oil prices stable as market expects extended production cut
May 24th, 2017
Oil prices were stable on Wednesday, supported by confidence that an OPEC-led output cut aimed at tightening supply would be extended to all of 2017 and the first quarter of next year. Brent crude futures rose to $54.18 per ...
Oil prices fall as White House proposes U.S. oil reserve sales
May 23rd, 2017
Oil prices fell on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed the sale of half the country’s strategic oil reserves, even as producer club OPEC and its allies cut output to tighten the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were ...
Oil climbed toward $51 a barrel
May 22nd, 2017
Crude rises after Saudi Arabia says agreement reached on cuts Pound drops after U.K. threatens to quit Brexit negotiations Oil advanced a fourth day in the build up to OPEC’s gathering in Vienna this week, as speculation grows that ...
Oil prices climb on hopes output cuts will be extended
May 19th, 2017
Oil futures rose on Friday to the highest in nearly a month on growing optimism that big producing countries will extend output cuts to curb a persistent glut in crude, with key benchmarks heading for a second week of ...