Currencies
Saudi makes case for 1.0m b/d cut in crude oil output
Riyadh and its allies should cut their combined output of crude oil in order to balance the market, Saudi Arabia believes, but it remains to be seen if other producers will participate in any reductions.
FX round-up: Sterling and euro battered, rouble gets unexpected boost
Sterling reeled against the Greenback at the start of the week as the US dollar spot index jumped to its loftiest level since May 2017.
Barnier says main Brexit framework 'largely defined' - FT
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator on Monday told ministers from the EU’s remaining member states that the main points of a Brexit deal were ready to present to the UK cabinet on Tuesday, according to The Financial Times.
May faces Parliament backlash as Brexit deal 'draws near'
Terms of a Brexit deal has been agreed with Brussels, according to reports, but the pound whipsawed down and up on Monday as markets reacted to government splits and Labour's insistence that the decision to quit the European Union could yet be reversed.
Online Blockchain swings to a loss as crypto bubble bursts
Online Blockchain swung to a loss in its last financial year amid a rout in global crypto-currency markets.
Oil rallies as Saudi Arabia plans output cut
Saudi Arabia has decided rein back its production of crude oil next month, which has lifted oil prices out of their bear-market slump.