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U.S. oil prices inch up amid stockpile drop, signs of easing trade tensions
U.S. oil prices edged up on Thursday, buoyed by a drawdown in inventories and by signs of easing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. Oil prices have also been supported by OPEC-led supply curbs announced last week, although...
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Take Five: Feeling Fed up again? World markets themes for the week ahead
Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them. 1/PUT UP, THEN SHUT UP The Federal Reserve is almost certain to hike U.S. interest rates for...
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Take Five: UK May-day and U.S. curveballs - World markets themes for the week ahead
Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them. 1/ CURVE-BALLS With major parts of the U.S. economy visibly slowing, the Treasury market has...
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Take Five: Trade to tech wrecks - World markets themes for the week ahead
Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them. 1/THE (FED) PLOT The Federal Reserve will be very much in the spotlight in the coming week....
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Oil markets cautious after recent battering, eye G20 and OPEC meetings
Oil markets opened cautiously on Tuesday, with many traders reluctant to take on large new positions ahead of the G20 gathering in Argentina this weekend and the OPEC meeting in Austria next week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude...
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Take Five - Powell, payrolls, oil production: World markets themes for the week ahead
Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them. 1/ POWELL AND PAYROLLS Fed chairman Jerome Powell sent the stock market soaring when he...
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Oil markets struggle to find footing after 7 percent slump
Oil markets remained on a weak footing on Wednesday after a 7 percent slump the previous session, with surging supply and expectations of faltering demand pressuring crude prices. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures were...
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Take Five: Black Friday shoppers to Brexit wreckage, world markets themes for the week ahead
Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them. 1/A (BREXIT) RECKONING Prime Minister Theresa May's long-awaited Brexit deal triggered a wave...
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Oil rises on expected OPEC cut, but markets remain wary
Oil prices rose on Monday as traders expected top exporter Saudi Arabia to push producer club OPEC to cut supply towards the end of the year. Despite that, market sentiment remains weak on signs of a demand slowdown amid deep trade...
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Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead
Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them. 1/SEVEN DEADLY… The real possibility of the yuan weakening to the 7-per-dollar mark last seen...
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Trump Swaps Out North Korea for Iran at UN
A year after delivering his "fire and fury" speech that threatened to annihilate North Korea and its "little rocket man" leader, President Trump addressed the annual United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, expanding on his "America...
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Bureau 39: Cash for Kim (Part 2) | People and Power
An investigation into how a secret North Korean agency manages to finance the country's nuclear arsenal.
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Ilham Aliyev: Armenian government 'overestimated' its global role | Talk to Al Jazeera
The president of Azerbaijan discusses whether peace talks with Armenia are possible.
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What do all sides get from the Sudan-Israel deal? | Inside Story
The U.S. president has announced normalisation deal between Sudan and Israel.
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IATA CEO: Will science prevent the aviation industry's crash? | Inside Story
Alexandre de Juniac discusses the turbulent times the aviation industry is facing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Media outlets’ battle for clarity amidst the chaos of US election | The Listening Post
US election pushes every institution to its limit, including the media. Plus, Turkish TV dramas and ‘neo-Ottoman cool'.
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What will Morocco gain from renewing ties with Israel? | Inside Story
Rabat will re-establish relations with Israel in exchange for U.S. recognition of its sovereignty over Western Sahara.
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Trump-free Twitter: The debate over deplatforming | The Listening Post
Numerous social media sites have suspended Trump’s accounts - is this good media ethics or good business sense?
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Hong Kong and the Uighurs: How far will China go? | UpFront (Full)
We discuss the Hong Kong protests and China's crackdown on Uighurs and debate US policy on illegal Israeli settlements.
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Iran's Qassem Soleimani killed in US air raid at Baghdad airport
Pre-dawn raid also killed Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a major escalation of regional tensions.
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How dangerous is the situation between Iran and the US? | The Bottom Line
We explore the fallout from the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.
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Breaking: Iran denies missiles caused Ukrainian plane crash
Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation head has denied accusations that one of its missiles mistakenly brought down a Ukrainian plane near Tehran's airport on Wednesday.
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US versus Iran: Tension over the airwaves | The Listening Post (Full)
Media in the US and Iran are vastly different but when it comes to war they both stumble. Plus, Rio's media collectives.
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Lebanon: Anti-government protesters try to storm Parliament Square
Protesters calling for changes to Lebanon's political and financial systems have gathered outside Parliament in Beirut.