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Bloomberg Oil has wavered on growing doubts over demand prospects with more potential lockdown measures on the way to combat the virus. The market was earlier buoyed by the dollar’s biggest slide in almost four weeks, which made commodities priced in greenback more attractive, as well as a bounceback in equities. Futures in London as much as 1.2% before paring …

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia is preparing for a quick rebound in tourism and hasn’t revised its visitor targets for 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb said. “If countries today open their borders, we will be fit to run fast, and this is the plan,” said Al-Khateeb, a key adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “We believe people …

Bloomberg UK government borrowing soared to 173.7 billion pounds ($222 billion) in the first five months of the fiscal year as the costs of the coronavirus pandemic continued to mount. The budget deficit in August alone was 35.9 billion pounds, the Office for National Statistics said. Britain now has borrowed more since a national lockdown was imposed in March than …

Bloomberg Oil falls this week amid growing concerns that another wave of the coronavirus pandemic will spark tighter lockdown measures and further stifle crude demand. New York futures edged lower and drop 2.1% on the week. The number of US coronavirus cases rise above 7 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, a second governor tested positive for …

Bloomberg Oil held near $40 a barrel in New York as positive European manufacturing data and rising equity markets gave some respite to demand worries. Futures edged higher, buoyed by stronger-than-expected manufacturing figures from Germany, while S&P 500 futures advanced with European equities. Citigroup Inc. said it remains bullish on the outlook for oil, though the market is undergoing a …

Bloomberg Oil edged higher, recovering from its biggest loss in almost two weeks even as a resurgent coronavirus looms over the demand outlook. Futures in London were up 1.3% near $42 a barrel, snapping a sharp decline from Monday alongside the European markets. Brent also recovered from technical support, moving away from their 100-day moving average on Tuesday. That’s despite …

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Friends of the Covax Facility (FOF) strongly supports vaccine multilateralism and the goal of ensuring affordable, fair and equitable access to safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines for all. The Covax Facility is about to set a precedent of multilateral cooperation and solidarity and the FOF firmly believes in the importance and impact of this global …

Bloomberg Oil declined as Libya signalled the resumption of some crude exports, while surging coronavirus cases cloud the outlook for demand. Futures in New York drop 2.2% to near $40 a barrel. Libya is moving closer to reopening its battered oil industry after it told companies to resume production at some fields. This will add to already rising supply from …

NEW YORK / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will lead the UAE’s delegation to the 75th session of the UN General Assembly and will virtually address the body on September 29 during the General Debate. During the high-level week, the UAE delegation will be engaging with other member states, UN …

Bloomberg Saudi Industrial Investment Group and National Petrochemical Co. started talks to merge, potentially creating a firm with $11 billion in assets as Middle Eastern energy companies assess their options in a lower oil-price environment. The talks are at an initial stage, and no agreement has been reached, the companies said on Sunday. Saudi Industrial owns 50 percent of National …