On Thursday, crude oil prices edged higher. The surge was attributed to a possible breakthrough in the US-China trade deal and OPEC-led efforts to cut supply.
The headquarter of Pachinko, a gambling firm, was raided on Thursday by the Japanese authorities, as part of the investigation into casino bribery case against the ruling party lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto.
On Wednesday, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, said that Khafji oil field is expected to generate 320K oil barrels per day by the end of next year.
According to sources with knowledge of the plan, Russia's government is planning to use its National Wealth Fund to acquire the central bank's shares in Sberbank.
According to Iran's news agency report, the Iranian security authorities have curbed mobile internet access before possible new protests.
German Gref, Russia's Sberbank Chief Executive Officer, said on Tuesday that the company plans to remain in partnership with Yandex, despite transferring its "golden share" to another entity.
China's soybean purchases from the US surged to 2.56M tonnes from a year earlier, after it issued waivers to free importers from high tariffs for some cargoes.
Low-cost carrier Ryanair and other budget airlines are expected to start flying from Russian Saint Petersburg airport next year.
The Competition Authority of Israel fined Coca-Cola Israel nearly $11B for its monopoly position's abusing.
ByteDance, the Chinese social media company, announced it had no plans for its TikTok app sale, dispelling rumours that the firm was considering options to do so amid US concerns.
TMK, the Russian steel pipemaker, is eager to finalise the sale of IPSCO Tubular, its US division, in January, the TMK controlling shareholder stated on Wednesday.
The government of Russia is planning to use its National Wealth Fund to acquire the central bank-owned Sberbank stake, according to a state banker statement to Reuters on Wednesday.
The Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday that Russian pension funds were among buyers of the 6.6% stake in Gazprom, the state-owned gas giant, earlier this year.
After successful entrance into the Indian market, the Chinese phone maker Xiaomi opened its second retail shop in Kenya.
Russia's Sberbank is planning to remain Yandex partner, despite transferring the internet giant's "golden share" to another entity, the lender's CEO German Gref stated on Tuesday.
According to data issued by the People's Bank of China, the total value of bonds issued last month in China reached $557B.
The President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday arrived in Tunisia to meet with his colleague Kais Saied and discuss the situation in neighbour Libya.
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated on Wednesday that bilateral relations with China could not be improved unless stability in the East China Sea was achieved.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Cinda Asset Management Group provided liquidity support worth nearly $1B to Peking Founder last week.
The US President Donald Trump stated on late Tuesday that he and the Chinese President Xi Jinping would a hold a trade deal signing ceremony.
Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Service stated on Wednesday morning it would invest nearly $1.2B in the US real estate together with Manulife Investment Management.
The National Development and Reform Committee stated on Wednesday it has approved construction of an airport in the province of Jiangxi, high speed railway in the Liaoning and Jilin provinces and two other railways in the Inner Mongolia and Ningxia regions.
During Tuesday's trading session, crude oil price benchmarks surged, as an all out surge of commodities and other assets was taking place in thin trading
On Tuesday, global stock indices reached new high levels. In the meantime, gold prices hovered above 1,500 USD mark.