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Biggest Oil Buyers Pick Themselves as Winners From OPEC Meeting
November 27th, 2015
OPEC to meet Dec. 4 in Vienna to discuss oil production target South Korean refiner sees `best time ever’ as buyer amid glut Oil buyers in Asia are sure of one thing as OPEC prepares to meet: They’ll emerge ...
Oil prices rise after Turkey shoots down jet claimed by Russia
November 24th, 2015
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after news that Turkey shot down what is likely to be a Russian jet over Syria and a softer U.S. dollar supported prices across the commodity spectrum. Turkish authorities didn’t give the nationality of ...
OPEC Seen Holding the Line as $40 Crude Looms Over Vienna
November 24th, 2015
All 30 analysts surveyed see OPEC policy unchanged on Dec. 4 Saudi strategy taking effect even as other members protest It’ll take more than $40 crude to make OPEC change its mind, analysts said before the group’s Dec. 4 ...
Oil Approaching $40 Deepens Investor Pessimism on Recovery
November 17th, 2015
Hedge funds’ short position grew 21% through Nov. 10: CFTC IEA sees `massive cushion’ worldwide on record production Hedge funds have turned more pessimistic on oil as prices flirted with $40 a barrel for the first time since August. ...
Oil prices drop on rising stockpiles, Japan recession fears
November 11th, 2015
Crude oil prices fell on Wednesday after industry data showed an increase in U.S. stockpiles, while fears that Japan’s economy may have fallen into recession added to demand woes. Benchmark U.S. crude futures slipped to a two-week low at ...
Central Asian Countries among Top Improvers in Doing Business 2016 report
November 2nd, 2015
The World Bank Group hosted the regional launch of Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency in Central Asia. In this year’s report, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, implemented a total of 14 reforms in 9 ...
Citi Launches Enhanced Treasury Diagnostics Global Benchmarking Tool
October 21st, 2015
Citi announces the release of the newly enhanced version of Citi Treasury Diagnostics (“CTD”), an award-winning, web-based benchmarking tool designed to help corporates assess their treasury and working capital practices against industry peers and best-in-class companies. The new release ...
OPEC Brings Oil Price War Home in Pursuit of Asia’s Cash
October 20th, 2015
Members discounting their crude to lure Asian buyers Kuwait’s official selling price diverges from Saudi Arabia When it comes to deciding how much to charge Asian oil buyers, OPEC members are showing little regard for tradition. Suppliers from the Organization ...
Crude oil treads water as oversupply, China economy concerns persist
October 14th, 2015
Crude oil futures traded largely unchanged on Wednesday after falling by just over one percent in the previous session on an International Energy Agency report that said the market would remain oversupplied for at least another year. Front-month Brent ...
What OPEC’s New Romance with Russia Means for Oil Prices
October 12th, 2015
For years, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has courted Russia, though without much success. It’s easy to see why the attraction is there; the world’s largest country has huge oil reserves and the geopolitical clout to ...