Opec plans to 'stay steady and go through 9 months' of oil production cuts, says Saudi Minister
Khalid Al-Falih also said he was not concerned about US shale production and described it as necessary.
Asia: Prudent Fed minutes and optimism on OPEC meeting boost markets
The Shanghai Composite surged by 1.34% despite China's recent downgrade by Moody's.
Kuwait calls on Opec and non-Opec oil producers to extend output cuts for 12 months
Most crude producers want production cuts to be extended for 6 to 9 months but Kuwait wants more.
Opec committee proposes 9-month oil production cut extension
An influential oil producers' committee has proposed rolling over ongoing output cuts.
Gold extends gains pinned on forex volatility
Precious metals rose for much of the European session fuelled by volatility in currency markets and political uncertainty.
Amid Trumponomics and Brexit woes, it's worth paying more attention to producer prices
Switching focus from consumer to producer prices when charting the UK economy's path in uncertain climes is worthwhile.
Oil spikes to three-week high as more Opec members back production cuts
Brent, WTI futures jump as market prices in fresh output cuts by major oil exporters.
Oil futures extend gains as traders price in Opec cuts
Brent, WTI futures ticked higher as the market soaked in near-certainty of fresh output cuts by major oil exporters.
Squaring bets on gold to Bitcoin plays akin to pitting apples against oranges
Uptick in yellow metal's price and cryptocurrency's rise have started daft comparisons.
Gold jumps to two-week high on Trump turmoil
US political uncertainty sent gold prices higher in the face of a weaker dollar.
Betting on higher oil prices goes barmy on Saudi and Russian output cut agreement
Many money managers were withdrawing bets on higher oil prices before Saudi-Russian announcement reignited interest.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq reach record highs as tech and oil prices rise
The Dow Jones also ended higher, gaining 85.33 points to settle at 20,981.94.
Has the global ransomware attack given bitcoin its bad name back?
Ties to the global WannaCry ransomware attack have undone years of positive growth for bitcoin.
Commodities round-up: Russia and Saudi Arabia agree to cut oil output until March 2018
Major oil producers pledge to do "whatever it takes" to cut production to curb current oil glut.
Armyworm invasion continues: Crop-eating pest has now plagued 20 African countries
Government working to contain crop-eating caterpillar that arrived for the first time in Africa in 2016.
Oil futures head sideways as market takes stock of Opec antics
Several Opec ministers and Russia came out in favour of extending production cuts beyond June.
Donald Trump's rhetoric on Nafta harms the very oil industry he claims to champion
The US president claims to be pro oil - yet his criticism of free-trade agreements dents confidence in a cross-border industry.
Barclays to hire up to 100 new staff for investment bank
British bank to shake up leadership of markets division after underwhelming first-quarter performance.
Oil market bets on $50 a barrel as Opec signals plan to pump less crude
As US inventories decline, oil ministers of Iraq and Algeria claim there's agreement within Opec.
Oil futures reverse decline as OPEC stares at non-OPEC supply uptick
Prospect of rising US shale production continues to neuter possible price boost from Opec output cut extension.
Libya slave trade: International Criminal Court considers probe on crimes against migrants
ICC collecting evidence on migrant-related crimes as organisations warn of 'torture archipelago' in Libya.
The story of Kim Jong-il's propaganda artist – and how he escaped death to mock North Korea
Artist Song Byeok on his former life working for the North Korean government – before his escape.
How much is commodities king and Kremlin insider Gennady Timchenko worth?
Gunvor co-founder and former Soviet era trade official has amassed huge wealth from the natural resources sector.
Oil heads sideways despite Saudi-Russian hints at extending output cuts
Soundbites in favour of extending oil production cuts having little impact in the face of rising US output.
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are lucky French voters won't rate them on economic competence
An elitist poster boy and right-wing bully pulpit screamer have no solutions for France's economic malaise.
Asia: Markets in sharp decline as oil prices plummet
Five-month low oil prices and a downturn in the commodities sector weighed heavily on investors.
Dow Jones closes narrowly in the red as energy stocks weigh heavily
Crude oil prices drop 4.8% to $45.52 a barrel - the lowest level since November 2016.
Gold plummets below $1,230 on hawkish US Fed stance as dollar strengthens
Futures trades in the yellow metal see drop of over $20 as US central bank hints at another interest rate hike.
A €100bn Brexit bill: Who do you think you are kidding Mr Juncker?
Brexit bill is about settling accounts, not scores – despite quarrel between "bloody difficult woman" and eurocratic oaf.
WTI crude futures take another pummelling on rising US supply
Market sentiment increasingly factoring incremental shale oil barrels as Baker Hughes records another US rig count rise.