Oil

Middle East | 6 Jun 16

Saudi Arabia’s National Transformation Plan, the major part of the “Vision 2030” reform agenda announced by deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in April, is expected to be approved by the government on Monday, according to media reports.

Commodities | 26 May 16

Oil’s recent jaunt through $50 a barrel, its highest level since November last year, highlights once again how suddenly things can change, particularly when it comes to the commodities complex.

Commodities | 25 Apr 16

South Korean-based Samsung Asset Management and Mirae Asset Global Investments along with China’s CSOP Asset Management are among the firms planning to launch crude oil exchange traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong.

Commodities | 27 Jan 16

Sometimes in global financial markets, change can be brutal as the market adjusts to a completely new reality. The second half of 2014 was one of these periods and witnessed the beginning of what would become one of the largest declines in global oil prices on record.

Equities | 20 Jan 16

Royal Dutch Shell has issued a warning its fourth quarter profits could be only half what was booked in the same period a year ago as it struggles with the oil price slump.