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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 ...
Asian shares extend losses after China prices cool
October 14th, 2015
Asian shares tottered on Wednesday, extending losses after consumer inflation in China eased more than expected and heightened concerns about deflationary pressures in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.6 percent in September from a ...
China imports slump 20% amid falling commodity prices and weak demand
October 13th, 2015
Imports were down for the 11th month in a row, according to official figures, but there are signs that demand for the country’s exports is picking up China’s imports fell heavily in September, official figures said, keeping pressure on ...
Citi dials down risky block trading amid market turmoil
October 13th, 2015
Over the summer, as the U.S. stock market wobbled and then plunged 4 percent in a day, Citigroup made a tough choice: to dial down risk-taking in the bank’s capital markets group. Phil Drury and Doug Adams, then co-heads ...
Oil Extends Gains Near $50 a Barrel as OPEC Sees Demand Growth
October 12th, 2015
Non-OPEC crude oil supply due to contract, OPEC chief says Global prices have bottomed, signs of 2016 recovery: Qatar Oil extended gains near $50 a barrel amid speculation an increase in demand will ease a global glut. Futures rose ...
Crude oil futures rise after bullish forecast, Fed minutes
October 9th, 2015
U.S. crude rises to above $50 a barrel Brent crude on track for near 12-pct weekly rise Influential forecaster predicts market rally (Updates prices, adds comment) Crude futures rose in early Asian trade, with U.S. oil climbing above $50 a ...
$50 Oil: So Close, Yet Oh So Far
October 8th, 2015
U.S. futures slip below $48, as inventories increase more than expected Oil prices pulled back from a one-month high on Wednesday, as yet another rally fizzled on a muddled supply outlook. Having pushed to nearly $50 a barrel in ...
Volkswagen Stock Chart Is Looking Like BP’s After Oil Spill
October 7th, 2015
Technical analysts say recovery in VW shares will take years BP shares are still 42 percent below their high of 2010 An ominous chart pattern that formed in shares of BP Plc after its 2010 oil spill is now ...
Asian shares firm on resurgent oil, Nikkei falls on BOJ
October 7th, 2015
Asian stocks hit a seven-week high on Wednesday as oil prices showed some signs of life, supporting battered resource shares and emerging economy currencies, while Tokyo shares fell after the Bank of Japan stood pat on policy. MSCI’s broadest ...
Oil up as Russia ready to talk with producers, US rig count drops
October 5th, 2015
Crude oil futures edged up on Monday after Russia said it was ready to meet other producers to discuss the situation in the global oil market, where prices have more than halved from last year’s highs due to a ...
