Chinese firms seek to cut stakes in new Indonesian nickel smelters

By Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) – Chinese companies are in talks with potential investors to reduce their stakes in Indonesian nickel smelters amid efforts to make their products eligible for…

Gold prices rise but nurse weekly losses with PCE data on tap

Investing.com– Gold prices rose in Asian trade on Friday but were nursing steep losses through the week as traders remained largely biased towards the dollar before more cues on interest…

Oil prices set for third straight week of decline

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) – Oil prices were up slightly on Friday on stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data that raised investor expectations for increasing crude oil demand from the world’s largest…

Asia FX weakens with yuan volatile, dollar steady ahead of PCE data

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved in a flat-to-low range on Friday with the Chinese yuan logging wild swings amid suspected intervention by the People’s Bank, while the dollar steadied ahead…

Goldman Sachs says next US president to have limited tools to significantly boost 2025 oil supply

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs said on Thursday that whoever wins the U.S. presidential election in November will have limited tools to significantly boost domestic oil supply next year. Strategic petroleum…

Oil prices steady on strong US GDP, but set for third week in red

Investing.com– Oil prices steadied in Asian trade on Friday, taking some support from positive U.S. gross domestic product data, but concerns over sluggish demand conditions in Asia put crude on…

Oil edges up on strong US GDP data but Asia economic woes limit gains

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) – Oil prices were up slightly on Friday on stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data that raised investor expectations for increasing crude oil demand from the world’s largest…