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OPEC+ meeting: While analysts said the current output cut is insignificant to move the needle on oil prices, they cautioned that more output cuts may push oil prices higher, impacting India
Oil fell after a two-day rally as concern returned about weaker demand and the prospect of more interest rate hikes, trumping support from OPEC+'s first output target cut since 2020
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices tumbled about 4% on Monday as weak economic data from China and the United States, the world's top oil consumers, and higher crude output from OPEC producers stoked fears of weakness in oil demand and oversupply.
West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 50 cents, or 1.2%, to $41.72 a barrel at 0301 GMT, while Brent crude futures were up 40 cents, or 0.9%, at $44.80 a barrel
Industry group American Petroleum Institute (API) reported US crude inventories rose last week by 7.5 million barrels compared with expectations for a draw of 2.1 million
Brent crude futures were up 10 cents, or 0.2%, at $43 a barrel as of 0049 GMT, and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crudefutures rose 14 cents, or 0.4%, to $40.43 a barrel
OPEC+ had initially agreed in April that it would cut supply by 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) during May-June to prop up prices that collapsed due to the coronavirus crisis.