Oil dips as markets remain cautious on trade concerns
Front-month Brent crude oil futures were at $77.56 a barrel at 0430 GMT, 6 cents below their last close
Asia stocks, S&P futures slide as investors flee risk amid growth fears
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 1 percent, erasing tiny gains made in the opening hour and hitting its lowest level since February 2017
Oil prices drop as focus shifts to oversupply
Brent crude futures were down 51 cents, or 0.7 percent, at $76.38 a barrel by 0331 GMT. The global benchmark is on course for a weekly loss of over 4 percent
Asian mills look to secure long-term wheat supply
Asia is also the top importer, with shipments of the grain set to hit 55.13 million tonnes this year, up 46 percent since 2010-11 and the second-largest total on record, USDA data showed
Asia shares extend losses after rout on Wall Street
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index sank sharply on the open. By early afternoon it was down 3.3 percent at 21,369.48
Oil prices fall one percent amid global stock market slump
Markets have been hit hard this month by a range of worries, including the Sino-U.S. trade war, a rout in emerging market currencies, rising borrowing costs and bond yields, as well as economic concerns in Italy
Asian stocks edge up on China stimulus hopes, oil near two-month lows
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was last up 0.2 percent following a decline of more than 2 percent in the previous session
Oil edges back from big slump as Iran sanctions return to focus
Front-month Brent crude oil futures were at $76.72 a barrel at 0320 GMT, 28 cents, or 0.4 percent, above their last close
Saudi Arabia has ‘no intention’ of 1973 oil embargo replay: TASS
Several U.S. lawmakers have suggested imposing sanctions on Saudi Arabia in recent days while the kingdom, the world’s largest oil exporter, has pledged to retaliate to any sanctions with “bigger measures”
Asia petrol buckles under supplies; crack at over two-year low
Petrol margins against Brent crude fell 63 percent from the start of the month to $3.04 a barrel on Thursday, the lowest since Aug. 1, 2016, before recovering to $3.55 a barrel on Friday
Gold edges higher as stocks slide; metal heads for third weekly gain
Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,227.41 per ounce as of 0441 GMT, and about 0.8 percent higher for the week
Asia shares erase losses as China’s steps help Shanghai recover
The MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.05 percent after earlier falling as much as 0.9 percent ahead of the release of China’s latest GDP reading
Oil prices edge up, but set for weekly loss on stock build, trade row
For the week, U.S. crude was down 3.5 percent, while Brent was 1.1 percent lower, putting both on track for a second consecutive weekly decline
U.S. oil edges up after 3 percent drop on big stock build
Signs that Iranian oil exports have been falling more steeply than some in the market expected amid looming U.S. sanctions have underpinned the oil market
Global steel body hikes demand forecasts, but says risks remain
Steel use in China is expected to rise 6 percent this year to 781 million tonnes and be flat in 2019