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Source: Reuters

OPEC to increase oil production from July, International Monetary Fund predicts

World Oil


(Bloomberg) – The International Monetary Fund expects OPEC and its partners to start increasing oil production gradually from July, a transition that’s set to catapult Saudi Arabia back into the ranks of the world’s fastest-growing economies next year.…

Source: Reuters

What the fresh march higher in oil means for world markets

Yahoo Finance


LONDON – Oil prices are up around 16% so far this year near $90 a barrel, with supply worries high given escalating Middle East tensions and tit-for-tat attacks on energy infrastructure between Ukraine and Russia.

Investors are paying …

US Economy Slowed to 2.1% Growth Rate in Second Quarter

US Economy Slowed to 2.1% Growth Rate in Second Quarter

From AP News


The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the April-June quarter even as consumers stepped up their spending.

The gross domestic product, the economy’s total output of goods and services, grew at a 2.1% annual rate last quarter, down …

Brazil Stimulus Package to Include 42 Billion Reais from Workers Fund

Brazil Stimulus Package to Include 42 Billion Reais from Workers Fund

From Reuters


Brazil’s government will free up a total of 42 billion reais ($11.1 billion) from a workers’ guarantee fund over the next two years, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Tuesday, in an effort to boost flagging economic growth.…