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Image for Russia says low global oil stockpiles prompted OPEC+ to hike output
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Russia says low global oil stockpiles prompted OPEC+ to hike output

(Reuters) -Low global oil stockpiles were a major motivating factor in prompting OPEC+ members to ra...

5th July, 2025

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OPEC+ speeds up oil output hikes, adds 548,000 bpd in August

By Alex Lawler, Maha El Dahan, Olesya Astakhova and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC+ agreed on...

5th July, 2025

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OPEC+ may further accelerate oil output hikes on Saturday, sources say

By Olesya Astakhova and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Eight OPEC+ countries are likely to make ano...

4th July, 2025

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Challenge to dollar supremacy a long way off, central bankers say

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) -There is no prospect of a major c...

1st July, 2025

Image for Putin: OPEC+ projects rising oil demand, especially in summer
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Putin: OPEC+ projects rising oil demand, especially in summer

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the OPEC+ group of leading oil pro...

27th June, 2025

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Dollar question hovers over top central bankers meeting in Sintra

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A million-dollar question will hang over...

27th June, 2025

Image for UN chief warns 80-year-old founding charter 'not an a la carte menu'
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UN chief warns 80-year-old founding charter 'not an a la carte menu'

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warn...

26th June, 2025

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Global cocaine boom keeps setting new records, UN report says

VIENNA (Reuters) -The global cocaine trade keeps setting new records, with cocaine the world's faste...

26th June, 2025

Image for Shares trade near record highs, crude prices gain nudged by Middle East ceasefire
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Shares trade near record highs, crude prices gain nudged by Middle East ceasefire

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Stocks ticked higher and crude oil held not far from multi-week l...

25th June, 2025

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Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary launched on first space station mission

By Steve Nesius, Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -NASA retiree turn...

25th June, 2025

Image for Head of Russia's Rosneft says OPEC+ could speed up oil output hikes by a year
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Head of Russia's Rosneft says OPEC+ could speed up oil output hikes by a year

By Olesya Astakhova and Vladimir Soldatkin ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -OPEC+ group of leading g...

21st June, 2025

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Investors brace for oil price spike, rush to havens after US bombs Iran nuclear sites

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are mulling a host of differe...

21st June, 2025