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Oil prices dip as Saudi Arabia rules out intervention

Oil retreated after Saudi Arabia's influential oil minister said Tuesday it was up to the market to determine prices, effectively ruling out an intervention...

Trump would consider halting U.S. oil purchases from Saudis

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump told the New York Times he would consider stopping U.S. oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless the Saudi government...

Following Coronavirus outbreak, Ikea closes all stores in China

Following an announcement on Wednesday from world's biggest furniture retailer; Sweden's IKEA, that it was closing around half of its stores and shortening the...

Tumbling oil triggers Tadawul panic selling

Panic selling again gripped Saudi stock market on Wednesday due to weak oil prices, causing the Tadawul All-Share Index to plunge below 8,000 points. The...

Turkish central bank move raises questions over independence

Turkey's currency plunged Tuesday amid growing questions over the central bank's ability to set policy without interference from the increasingly powerful office of President...

Algerians are watching the collapse of oil prices with alarm

The economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, which has sent global demand for crude into tailspin, threatens to fling Algeria into a new crisis...

More Russian oil drilling shows its resolve to OPEC

Russian oil firms are drilling more, showing the world's top crude producer is ready for a longer fight for market share with OPEC, as...

Cheap oil set to lose effect on demand growth: IEA

Growth in global demand for crude is set to slow next year as the allure of cheap oil fades, the International Energy Agency (IEA)...

Egypt devalues pound as foreign currency inflow decline

Egypt's central bank said on Monday it had devalued the Egyptian pound by 14.3 percent to 8.95 to the US dollar to face "challenges"...

OPEC sees non-cartel oil supply falling in 2016

OPEC said Thursday that it expects oil production by countries outside the cartel to fall in 2016 by more than it previously forecast, in...

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