Market Pulse - Asia
With US set to reimpose sanctions, EU cuts Iranian oil imports
European refiners, worried about the US sanctions on Iran which are set to be more severe than those imposed in 2012, are cutting their imports of Iranian oil.
Asia report: Most markets higher as investors shrug off trade worries
Most markets in Asia ended in the green on the last session for the quarter, as traders shrugged off ongoing trade concerns after a solid session on Wall Street overnight.
Europe close: Auto and Tech stocks crater, sentiment hit by yuan weakness
Investors in Europe took some more money off the table as global trade tensions continued to simmer, with automobile and technology stocks bearing the brunt of selling.
Market buzz: FTSE erases most losses, Greene King unfairly treated?
1647: After an up and down day, the FTSE 100 finished largely sideway, down just six points at 7,615. 63, a fall of just 0. 08% in the end.
Credit Suisse reiterates 'overweight' stance on Emerging Market stocks
Credit Suisse sounded a confident note on the outlook for Global Emerging Market stocks, citing a multitude of reasons to back up their case, including poor market sentiment towards the group relative to others and how foreign investors had "capitulated".
Asia report: Markets mixed as some clarity brought to US investment plans
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, as traders spent the session digesting even further developments in the ongoing trade stand-off between the US and China.
US trade deficit narrows unexpectedly as exports continue to climb
America's shortfall in its trade on goods with the rest of the world shrank last month as exports continued to climb.
Asia report: Markets sink lower as trade confusion continues
Markets in Asia finished in the red on Wednesday, led lower by China amid concerns about trade, oil prices and renminbi.
Saudi planning to ramp-up production to record levels in July
Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company may be set to boost output by over 800,000 barrels a day.
Victoria Oil and Gas partners with Naturelgaz in compressed natural gas project
Cameroon-based gas producer and distributor Victoria Oil and Gas has entered into an exclusive agreement to partner with Naturelgaz Sanayi ve Ticaret, Europe's largest compressed natural gas supplier and distributor.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower amid confused reports from the White House
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Tuesday, following a weak finish on Wall Street overnight as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing continued.
US's Mnuchin labels reports of investment restrictions as 'false, fake news'
The US Treasury Secretary rubbished reports that the White House was set to unveil measures against investments in American technology companies by Chinese majority owned-firms specifically, alongside curbs on technology exports to the Asian giant.
FX round-up: Are currencies the next front in the global trade war?
Sterling was slightly weaker at the beginning of the week, with the ongoing concerns around Brexit offsetting the bid resulting from the ongoing aggressive rhetoric out of the White House on trade.
World Cup preview: Australia v Peru, Denmark v France, Iceland v Croatia, Nigeria v Argentina
With the second day of third round group matches upon us Lionel Messi’s Argentina lie in serious peril of making an early exit from the tournament as the teams from Groups C and D play their final games.
China's PBoC shifts policy stance, cuts RRR by 0.50 percentage points
China's central bank cut the amount of reserves that the country's lenders are forced to keep on reserve, in a move that some saw as a shift towards an easing bias in its policy which ultimately would weaken the currency.
Alternative China data shows growth strengthening
While worries about China’s economic outlook have increased, some fresh analysis economic activity data suggests that growth strengthened in May to the strongest rate so far this year.
Trump clamps down on Chinese investment in US tech firms
The US Treasury is drafting regulations that would block Chinese companies from buying US tech firms and stop US companies transferring important tech to China.
Asia report: Most markets fall on latest Trump trade rhetoric
Markets in Asia finished mostly lower on Monday, with investors once again dealing with ongoing trade tensions between China and the US.
Commodities: WTI surges even as OPEC signals increased output
A big bounce in crude oil futures drove a small bounce in the larger commodities complex at the end of the week.
OPEC agrees nominal 1.0m b/d increase in output
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia have agreed on a 1. 0m barrel a day increase in their combined level of output following a last-minute compromise with those producers that were opposed to a deal.