Commodities
Commodities: All OPEC+ members must join in oil output cut, Saudi says
Commodity futures were higher on Tuesday, helped by gains for natural gas, precious metals and select agricultural contracts, but oil gave up earlier gains.
Mervyn King blasts May's Brexit plan and BoE successor Carney
Former governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King on Tuesday launched an attack on the government, likening Theresa May’s Brexit deal to appeasement tactics used with Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Fed's Williams continues to see gradual rate hikes ahead
The head of the Federal Reserve bank of New York argued in favour of continued gradual interest rate hikes in the US in order to sustain the economic expansion.
Palladium price hits record high and gets within $10 of gold
Palladium prices are hitting record highs and could reach parity with gold, in a market considered to be in an annual supply/demand deficit, according to analysts.
French government suspends fuel-tax hike after yellow vest riots
The French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on Tuesday that a proposed fuel tax hike would be suspended after fierce protests around the country against the government's economic reforms.