Oil prices slip for third day as investors await OPEC+ output decision

Brent down 0.3% at $66.77, WTI down 0.3% at $63.29 ahead of OPEC+ talks

Google services including YouTube go down temporarily in Turkey, parts of Europe

Outages reported in Turkey, southeast Europe, Ukraine, Russia, and parts of western Europe, affecting websites, YouTube, and Gmail-linked contacts

Oil prices extend losses as OPEC+ considers another output hike

Brent crude falls 46 cents, or 0.7%, to $67.14, US WTI drops 47 cents, or 0.7%, to $63.5 a barrel; OPEC+ to consider raising oil production further in Sunday meeting, sources say

Asia markets tick up as Fed comments, jobs data point to rate cuts

Weak job openings data, Fed's dovish comments reinforce rate cut bets
Gold

Gold eases from record high on profit-taking, focus on US jobs data

Gold hit record high of $3,578.50/oz in last session; Silver eases after hitting its highest since Sept. 2011

Global bond markets stabilise, for now, as fiscal storm looms

Semblance of calm returns after sharp bond selloff, but yields still touch new highs; US, Europe corporate bond sales a likely factor in yield surge

Russia says it is in talks to supply more S-400 missile systems to India

Moscow sees potential for expanded cooperation and new deliveries, currently in negotiation stage, says head of Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation

India to test battery storage systems at coal plants to support solar integration, says power ministry 

Battery systems will store excess energy for later use, cutting costs, and extending plant lifespans; country's top coal power generator NTPC tenders 1.7 GW battery storage across 11 coal plants

Saudi Aramco, Iraq’s SOMO halt crude sales to Indian refiner Nayara, sources say

Nayara relied solely on Russian crude in August, data shows; Nayara's refinery operating at 70-80% capacity post-sanctions

Degraded land, polluted air, and water stress threaten global economy, World Bank says

Around 80% of people in low-income nations are exposed to all three challenges, while 90% of the world's population faces at least one of them

Oil prices hold on to gains from US sanctions

Brent crude drops 1 cent, or 0.01%, to $69.13; US West Texas Intermediate crude rises 4 cents or 0.06% to $65.63 a barrel
Gold

Gold hits record high of $3,546.99 per ounce on strong safe-haven inflows

World's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund SPDR Gold Trust says its holdings increase 1.32% to 990.56 tons, highest since August 2022

Gold races to all-time high above $3,500 on US rate cut prospects

Gold hits record high of $3,508.50; Silver holds near 14-year highs hit on Monday

Europe stocks steady, bonds struggle ahead of crucial US data this week

STOXX 600 up 0.1% as Asian markets rally; Alibaba Hong Kong shares surge 18.5% on AI-driven cloud revenue boost

Oil rises as Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke supply concerns

Brent crude adds 40 cents, or 0.59%, to $68.55, US West Texas Intermediate rises $1.05, or 1.64% to $65.06 a barrel