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Saudis Push for Longer-Lasting OPEC Cuts as Aramco IPO Approaches

Saudi Arabia will push for an extension of oil production cuts through mid-2020 at a producers' summit this week in an effort to prop up Saudi Aramco's initial public offering share price, Persian Gulf officials said. But talks over boosting compliance to agreed ...

Why You Shouldn't Expect Rates to Head Upward for a While

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently set a high bar for raising interest rates, one that looks unlikely to be met for a long while. "We would need to see a really significant move-up in inflation that's persistent before we would consider raising rates ...

Oil rises over 1% on hopes for deeper OPEC cuts, Chinese factory growth

TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday as signs of rising manufacturing activity in China pointed to increasing fuel demand, and hints that OPEC may deepen output cuts at its meeting this week indicated supply may tighten next year.

Oil jumps on Chinese factory growth, hopes for deeper OPEC cuts

TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday as signs of rising manufacturing activity in China pointed to increasing fuel demand and hints that OPEC may deepen output cuts at its meeting this week indicated supply may tighten next year.

China's Nov factory activity unexpectedly expands at quickest pace in almost three years - Caixin PMI

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity unexpectedly expanded at the quickest pace in almost three years in November, with solid increases in output and new orders, a private business survey showed on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Workers direct a crane ...

6 Keys For The Natural Gas Market Into 2020

Let me start by thanking the International Gas Union (IGU) for its Global Gas Report 2019. The IGU report is a must read for anyone interested in energy, especially since gas is becoming the world's go-to fuel to cut greenhouse gas emissions while also ...

Asian refiners strive to finish IMO preparations in hunt for profits

Reuters India

... * SK Energy's new VRDS unit to start in March. * SK Energy expects 200-300 bln won worth of annual profits. * Idemitsu to upgrade desulphurization unit. By Jane Chung and Yuka Obayashi. ULSAN, South Korea/ICHIHARA, Japan, Dec 1 (Reuters) - At SK ...

Ask Larry: Will Stopping Work After Drawing Social Security Retirement Benefits Change My Rate?

Today's column addresses questions about working after beginning benefits, accidentally filing earlier than intended, spousal benefits on a disabled worker's record, restating suspended benefits and the possibility of filing retroactive SSA taxes. Larry Kotlikoff ...

UPDATE 2-OPEC and allies may deepen oil cuts to 1.6 mln bpd -Iraq

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(Adds Iraq's monthly oil exports). BAGHDAD, Dec 1 (Reuters) - OPEC and allied oil producers will consider deepening their existing oil output cuts by about 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.6 million bpd, Iraq's oil minister said on Sunday. The minister ...

Best Year Since 2013 – What's Next?

With Friday's slight correction, it's looking like shoppers may have taken some. US-STOCKS-MARKETS-OPEN. Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images). AFP via Getty Images. profits on ...