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Kuwait calls on Iran to join oil production freeze plan
May 16th, 2016
Kuwait has called on Iran to join an oil production freeze plan after major producers failed to agree on keeping output at current levels. The freeze scheme, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, has coincided with Iran’s bid to redeem lost ...
Hedge funds show best returns from Russian markets
May 16th, 2016
Russian assets have brought hedge fund managers 29 percent gains since the start of 2015, their highest revenues among emerging markets. The figure is eight times higher than the return on investments in China and 16 times greater than ...
Asia trades mixed; Chinese shares under pressure
May 16th, 2016
Asian markets ended mostly higher on Monday, as traders shrugged off data released over the weekend that revived concerns over the Chinese economy. Japan’s Nikkei 225 pared some of its over 1 percent gains from early morning to close up 54.19 ...
Iran, Saudi in oil price war
May 12th, 2016
It’s war, then. Iran on Wednesday blamed its biggest rival Saudi Arabia for the “collapse” of the recent Doha talks on capping oil output but the Kingdom appeared to shrug off the allegation and instead said it would boost production in 2016. ...
Oil dips on record U.S. inventories; Canada output to improve soon
May 11th, 2016
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as Canadian oil sand production was expected to gradually ramp up following forced closures due to wildfires, and as record crude inventories especially in the United States put pressure on markets. An ongoing fight ...
Stocks Rally Amid Commodity Revival as Brazilian Assets Recover
May 11th, 2016
S&P 500 surges most since March amid gains in metals, oil Kiwi advances as central bank zeroes in on housing market U.S. stocks rallied the most in two months, joining a rebound in global equities as the bearish sentiment ...
Asia mostly higher; Nikkei leads with 2% gain
May 10th, 2016
Asia markets traded mostly higher on Tuesday, with the Japanese benchmark index leading gains in the region. The Nikkei 225 added 2.04 percent, while across the Korean Strait, the Kospi traded up 0.36 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was down 0.05 percent. ...
Lifting sanctions on Iran opens up business opportunities
May 9th, 2016
Economic sanctions have cost Iran an estimated $120 billion (€105 billion) since 2012, primarily in lost oil and gas revenues. That equates to about 30 per cent of the economy of the second-largest country in the Middle East after ...
Oil Rises as Canadian Fires Spread, Saudi Oil Minister Replaced
May 9th, 2016
Canada wildfires cut oil-sands production by about 40%: IHS Ali al-Naimi succeeded by Al-Falih, head of state oil company Crude rose as expanding wildfires in Canada knocked out about 1 million barrels a day of output, and after Saudi Arabia ...
Asian Stocks Sink to Four-Week Low as Yen Gains; Aussie Slides
May 6th, 2016
Australian bonds surge as RBA cuts inflation forecast Oil near $44, poised for first weekly decline in a month Asian stocks dropped, set for the biggest weekly loss since February, and the yen rose before key American jobs data ...
