Fire shuts key US pipeline causing oil prices to surge more than 4 percent higher but falls as fire is extinguished and pipelines reopen. MOREINFO: * Oil falls after fire extinguished at pipeline * BoE calls for flexible exchange rates * German banks agree to sell IKB * German jobless number less than expected * European shares flat on jittery banking investors SCRIPT: Oil fell back after prices surged more than $4 a barrel after an explosion crippled the main pipeline supplying Canadian crude to U.S. Midwest refineries - forcing operator Enbridge to halt nearly a fifth of U.S. imports. Two employees were killed in the blast. Prices eased back after the fire was put out and two of the four pipelines affected restarted. /// Meanwhile, it is inflexible exchange rates that are holding back the rebalancing of the global economy says the Bank of England. With the euro hitting record high levels last week, European politicians are complaining that their export industries are at...
As the oil price tops $135 a barrel, Royal Dutch Shell's chief executive says the recent surge in prices was a surprise as there are no physical shortages. MOREINFO: Jeroen van der Veer, Shell...
Financial market turmoil, a slowing U.S. economy and soaring commodity prices will curb euro zone growth more than expected this year and next, while inflation will stay above the ECB target....
Asian shares fell on Monday, tracking falls on Wall Street after latest data pointed to a surge in US inflation. MOREINFO: Asian share markets extended declines on Monday, as rising US inflation...
Gold and platinum surge to historic highs while oil prices hovered close to Wednesday's $100 a barrel record. MOREINFO: - European markets mostly lower - DSG shares slump after profit warning -...
Stocks rose on Thursday (May 1) as a rebound in the dollar and retreating oil prices calmed fears about inflation, renewing investors' appetite for riskier assets, including undervalued technology...
Oil prices jumped on signs US inventories are falling, hitting energy-dependent firms across Asia Thursday. A $3 rise put per barrel costs still far below record highs, but spooked investors about...
Commuters had an unpleasant surprise Wednesday morning as prices at the gas pumps spiked as high as $1.20 a litre in response to high oil prices. Gas prices soared on average to $1.10 a litre...
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez arrives in Iran with a blunt warning to Washington: - more aggression in the Middle East will drive oil prices through the roof. Chavez arrived in Tehran on the...
Soaring energy prices hit Asian stock investment on Monday, after a record spike in crude prices stoked U.S. economic worries. Oil remained near a record $139 dollars a barrel, sparking fears of...
Asia stocks dropped for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday with sky high oil prices and inflation woes punishing markets across the region. Japan's Nikkei fell 1.3 percent (13,286 ) with...
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