Bloomberg Fumio Kishida’s first speech to parliament as Japan’s 100th prime minister was an impassioned performance compared to his staid predecessor, but it did little to relieve investor concerns that his talk of redistribution and higher taxes are bad news for stocks. Kishida’s “new form of Japanese capitalism” made up the bulk of his speech, in which he repeated campaign ...

Bloomberg US crude futures topped $80 a barrel for the first time since November 2014 as a global energy crisis boosts demand at a time when Opec+ producers are keeping supplies tight. Futures in New York rise 1.3%, popping above the key, psychological level before pulling back. This week brought many indications that supplies will remain constrained: Saudi Aramco said ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Saturday discussed ways of fostering the friendship and cooperation ties between the UAE and Angola in a phone call with President Joao Lourenco. The two leaders also addressed the prospects of accelerating trade and ...