Washington mulls individual sanctions following Venezuelan election
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is considering fresh sanctions on Venezuela following disputed results in the country’s presidential election, with measures to be released if President Nicolas Maduro fails to…
US must do more to counter China’s actions, No. 2 diplomat says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that the United States needs to do more to counter Chinese actions, including its strategy for creating…
Japan’s new currency diplomat keeps intervention on table to stabilise yen
By Makiko Yamazaki and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will retain its basic approach on the yen with intervention remaining an option to tackle excessively volatile moves in the…
Yen weakens before BOJ rate decision, dollar gains ahead of Fed
By Karen Brettell (Reuters) – The Japanese yen weakened on Tuesday before the Bank of Japan’s decision on whether to hike rates while the dollar gained before the Federal Reserve’s…
OPEC+ likely to stick to output policy at Aug 1 JMMC meeting
By Olesya Astakhova, Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – An OPEC+ panel is unlikely this week to make any changes to its current deal to cut production and…
US oil and gas mergers continue at furious pace in Q2, says Enverus
By Gary McWilliams HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas patch deals continued to run hot in the second quarter, topping $30 billion with big dollar tie-ups pushing values higher,…
US says start of new China tariffs will be delayed by at least two weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said Tuesday some of the steep U.S. tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports, including electric vehicles and their batteries, computer…
Oil drops to two-month low as China concerns weigh
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil steadied on Tuesday near its lowest levels since early June as worries about demand in China were balanced by a government pledge of policy…
Kamala Harris launches $50 million ad blitz in US presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris launched a $50 million advertising blitz on Tuesday, capitalizing on the momentum of a fledgling campaign against Republican rival Donald Trump with…
Oil prices fall as Middle East fears ease, OPEC meeting due
Investing.com — Oil prices fell to a near two-month low Tuesday on concerns about demand growth in China, the world’s largest crude importer, while the lack of immediate escalation in tensions between…
