published Jan 16th 2017, 1:08 pm, by Robert Tuttle and Grant Smith (Bloomberg) —Oil rose in New York after Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said OPEC probably won’t need to extend its supply cuts beyond June as the market reaches a balance. Futures rose 0.5 percent in New York after losing

published Jan 16th 2017, 9:43 am, by Tim Ross and Robert Hutton (Bloomberg) —Donald Trump’s promise of a speedy U.S.-U.K. trade deal strengthens Prime Minister Theresa May just as she’s preparing to set out her vision for Brexit. The U.S. president-elect’s pledge helps May by showing her European negotiating partners

published Jan 16th 2017, 2:53 pm, by Shannon Pettypiece and Kathleen Miller (Bloomberg) —Donald Trump met Monday with Martin Luther King III, who said he used his time with the president-elect to discuss strategies to fix the U.S.’s “broken voting system.” The oldest son of the civil rights leader trekked

published Jan 15th 2017, 9:54 pm, by Kana Nishizawa (Bloomberg) —Chinese shares fell for the fifth day in a row, the longest run of losses since August 2015, as a measure of developers tumbled on concern policy makers will boost efforts to curb speculators. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1.4

published Jan 15th 2017, 10:49 am, by Albert R. Hunt (Bloomberg View) — To liberal Democrats and a few Republicans: Get over it. Donald J. Trump will become president of the United States this week. Accept it. As unsettling as the prospect may be, it’s better to go in open-eyed,

published Jan 15th 2017, 6:01 pm, by Alex Morales (Bloomberg) —For someone who declared she’ll give no “running commentary” on her Brexit plans, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has been quite talkative about Britain’s pending withdrawal from the European Union. On Tuesday, she is set to say even more as

published Jan 12th 2017, 3:08 pm, by Dakin Campbell, Jennifer Jacobs and Kathleen Miller (Bloomberg) —Dina Powell will leave her post as the head of philanthropic investing at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to join the Trump administration as an assistant to the president and senior counselor for economic initiatives, the

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published Jan 12th 2017, 3:00 pm, by Fitri Wulandari and Eko Listiyorini (Bloomberg) —Indonesia will exceed its coal production target for another year as miners cash in after prices recovered from a five-year collapse. The world’s biggest exporter will produce about 489 million metric tons this year, 18 percent above

published Jan 12th 2017, 3:06 pm, by Jeremy Herron (Bloomberg) —Treasuries climbed, while the dollar slumped with U.S. stocks on speculation post-election market moves went too far, with investors awaiting corporate earnings and fresh economic data for clues on the economy’s strength. Selling in the dollar and equities eased in