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Oil prices dip on strong dollar, firm global supply
May 23rd, 2016
Oil prices slipped in Asian trade on Monday on a strong dollar and signs that global crude supply is holding up even as volumes hit by unplanned outages rise to at least five-year highs. In a further indication of ...
Europe to follow Asia’s lead with mixed open; Bayer puts in $62 billion Monsanto bid
May 23rd, 2016
European stocks are expected to open mixed on Monday following a mixed start to the week in Asia after weak Japanese export data and a dip in oil prices. The London FTSE index is called to open 1 point higher ...
Oil prices rise as turmoil in Nigeria adds to global supply disruptions
May 20th, 2016
Oil prices rose in early trading on Friday as turmoil in Nigeria, shale bankruptcies in the United States and crisis in Venezuela all contributed to tightening supplies. Despite this, brimming inventories across the world were preventing supply shortfalls and ...
Asian stocks get a lift from higher oil prices
May 20th, 2016
A bounce in oil prices supported major Asian benchmark indexes on Friday, though the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates again weighed on some markets in the region. China-related stocks were up 1.5% in Hong Kong and the Hang ...
Oil prices reach six-month high on latest surge
May 18th, 2016
Oil prices continued to surge on Tuesday, reaching a six-month high. The price of a barrel of Brent Crude reached just short of $49.50 on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is also approaching the $50 mark. ...
Asian Stocks Slide Resumes as Dollar Strengthens; Oil Above $48
May 18th, 2016
Japan stocks, yen fluctuate after GDP growth beats estimates Dollar gauge rises to quarter’s high on rate-hike speculation Asian stocks fell for the first time in three days and the dollar strengthened against all of its major peers on ...
Oil Advances to Six-Month High as U.S. Stockpiles Seen Falling
May 17th, 2016
Crude inventories forecast to decline by 3.5 million barrels Unplanned outages in Nigeria and Canada have cut global output Oil advanced to a seven-month high before U.S. government data forecast to show crude stockpiles dropped for a second week, ...
Dollar edges down, Aussie soars on less dovish RBA minutes
May 17th, 2016
The dollar edged down slightly in Asian trading on Tuesday, while the Australian dollar soared after central bank minutes reduced expectations of an interest rate cut. The Aussie was already bolstered by a rebound in crude oil futures. U.S. ...
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 ...