China’s factories fall deeper into contraction, more policy support expected

DUBAI: Up to 200 global leaders will join over 80,000 delegates gathered in Dubai for the UN climate conference as governments prepare for negotiations on whether to agree, for the first time, to phase out fossil fuels – the main source of global warming. With finance also high on the meeting agenda, the COP28 presidency … Read more

Oil Updates — Crude extends gains as OPEC+ to mull deeper cuts

SINGAPORE: Oil futures nudged higher on Monday, extending gains on expectations of deepening supply cuts from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, expected to shore up prices, which have fallen for four weeks on easing concerns of Middle East supply disruption amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Brent crude futures … Read more