Archive for the September 18, 2019
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US Treasury yields fell on Monday after weekend attacks on crude facilities in Saudi Arabia shut about 5% of the world's oil supply, sending oil prices soaring and increasing demand for safe haven US debt.
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Saudi Arabian shares fell on Tuesday, with petrochemical stocks under pressure after the weekend attacks on Saudi Aramco's oil facilities disrupted the kingdom's oil supply. Saudi Arabia's stock index declined 0.7%, with the Gulf's largest
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China stocks fell on Tuesday, after Beijing kept a key money market rate unchanged even as data pointed to downward pressure on the world's second-largest economy. The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 1.7% to 3,891.22, while
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European stocks closed marginally lower on Tuesday as energy shares gave up a chunk of Monday's big gains and banks lost steam ahead of a likely interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve. The
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Philippine stocks fell on Tuesday as soaring crude oil prices stoked fears that the oil importing nation's trade deficit could widen further, while Singapore slipped after data showed exports contracted for a sixth straight month
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Britain's blue-chip index ended flat on Tuesday as losses in oil major BP, triggered by a report that Saudi Arabia's output could be back up quicker than expected, were countered by gains in so-called defensive
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Achieving a nutritious diet with adequate calories in developing countries will require a substantial increase in greenhouse gas emissions and water use, scientists reported Monday, calling on high-income countries to accelerate the adoption of plant-heavy
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South Korea Wednesday officially dropped Japan from its "white list" of trusted trade partners, the latest move in a bitter row stemming from Tokyo's use of forced labour during World War II. Seoul had already
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One in three Irish farms will be at risk of going under following a no-deal Brexit, the nation's central bank warned Tuesday. "Around one third of all farms are classified as economically vulnerable," the Central
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Around three million barrels per day of Saudi oil will remain offline for a month, about half the production halted by the weekend's devastating attacks on key crude facilities, S&P Platts said Tuesday. The report
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