Russia has reportedly agreed to cut 200,000 bpd, clearing a hurdle for OPEC to agree to specific reductions.
OPEC source says Iran has agreed to OPEC deal: RTRS
OPEC source says OPEC to cut around 800 kbpd- RTRS
The Saudis have been leading calls for the group to trim output, amid surging supply and fears that an economic slowdown will erode fuel demand. The oil-rich kingdom has previously indicated it wants the group to curb output by at least 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd).
In other words, American isolationism is hurting U.S. businesses and leaving the president alone and frustrated. Consider that China is the third largest importer of U.S.-produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) and that China’s appetite for the fuel will only expand as its pursues cleaner energy policies.
The United States is preparing to announce tariffs on all remaining Chinese imports by early December if talks next month between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping fail to ease the trade war.
The Saudi stock market is in turmoil. Investors are losing their confidence and pulling money out of the country. The disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which has brought Saudi Arabia under the spotlight, proved to be a major market event. President Trump vowed “severe punishment” if the journalist was killed. Initially, the country’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, denied knowledge about this death.
United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley will leave at the end of the year, the latest departure from President Donald Trump’s national security circle.