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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 ...
Gulf markets rise in early trade, Kuwait continues bull run
January 23rd, 2017
Gulf stock markets mostly rose in early trade on Monday with Kuwait continuing a bull run that has made it by far the region’s best-performing bourse this year. The Kuwaiti index, which rose 15.6 per cent between the end ...
Oil rises on weaker dollar, U.S. production outlook caps gains
January 18th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Wednesday with a weaker dollar underpinning the market, although gains were limited by expectations that U.S. producers would boost output. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures were trading up 17 cents at $52.65 ...
Yen Breaks Winning Streak While Oil Extends Rally: Markets Wrap
December 27th, 2016
Stocks in China and Japan fluctuate after economic data Crude advances for seventh day, longest stretch in four months The yen halted a four-day advance, while oil continued its longest winning streak in four months as some major financial ...
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 prices climb on expectation of OPEC-led output cut
November 21st, 2016
Oil prices rose by more than 1 percent on Monday as producer cartel OPEC moved closer to an output cut to rein in oversupply that has put pressure on prices for over two years. International Brent crude oil futures ...
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 ...
Oil prices drop as Iraq says doesn’t want to join OPEC cut
October 24th, 2016
Oil prices fell early on Monday as Iraq said it wanted to be exempt from any deal by producer cartel OPEC to cut production to prop up the market, and as U.S. drillers stepped up work. Brent crude futures ...
Oil prices dip after strong rally, but sentiment remains confident
October 20th, 2016
Oil prices dipped on Thursday on profit taking after markets rallied the previous day due to a draw in U.S. stocks and an expectation of an OPEC-led cut in production. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures ...
Asian Stocks Rise With U.S. Futures, Mexican Peso After Debate
October 20th, 2016
Oil near 15-month high on surprise drop in U.S. stockpiles Aussie weakens on jobs data; euro steady ahead of ECB meeting Asian stocks rose with U.S. equity index futures and the Mexican peso as the third and final American ...
