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Iran, Ecuador discuss ways to strengthen crude prices

  Reuters Iran and Ecuador discussed ways that the two countries can strengthen oil prices as Iran signals it may support joint efforts by exporters to prop up flagging crude. Iran has been boosting output since Western sanctions were eased in January. Tehran refused to join a previous attempt this year by OPEC plus non-members such as Russia to stabilize ...

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Iran oil minister to join OPEC talks on market in Algeria

  Bloomberg Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh will join an informal meeting of OPEC members next month in Algiers, a state news service reported, ending uncertainty about whether OPEC’s third-biggest producer would participate. Producers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will meet on the sidelines of an energy policy group in the Algerian capital next month to consider ...

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UK consumer boom set to flag as Brexit ignites inflation

  Bloomberg For UK consumers, the good times might not keep rolling. Quickening inflation looks set to erode almost two years of real-wage growth, undermining the key driver of the economy. Data due Friday will probably show consumption helped growth accelerate to 0.6 percent in the second quarter, before the referendum on European Union membership. Still, there are challenges ahead ...

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