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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... uptrend. Crude oil prices neared US$73 a barrel - a three-week high - overnight following comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, that Iran would disrupt oil shipments in the Gulf in response to any US action against its nuclear program. ...

Comm Bank hedges against rising fuel costs

... Tobin Gorey noted, "Oil prices have posted fresh records in the past fortnight as risks to oil supply, in particular from Iran and Nigeria, have boosted prices. But the main reason oil prices are high is simply strong demand and we expect this to continue ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... reduced rates just as Valero reported maintenance at its refinery in Texas City, Texas. The disagreement between the West and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program continued to keep geopolitical concerns a factor in the market. The U.S. Energy Information ...

Weekly economic round-up

... bomb in Nigeria kept alive investor concerns over supply disruptions and added to worries of the ongoing nuclear standoff in Iran. While many expect the surge in crude oil prices to push up global inflation and therefore, put upward pressure on interest ...

Daily economic update

... in Nigeria kept alive investor concerns over supply disruptions and added to worries of the ongoing nuclear stand-off in Iran. While many expect the surge in crude oil prices to push up global inflation and therefore, put upward pressure on interest ...

Daily economic update

Oil pushed above US$70 a barrel and continues to hover around this level as geopolitical concerns remain very high in Iran and Nigeria. Concerns over global supply shortage have also increased following reports that the Chinese economy surged by 10.2 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
... about corporate profits. Oil hit $US70 for the first time since Hurricane Katrina as worries increased about oil producer Iran's nuclear standoff with the West. Gold prices in New York hit a 25-year high. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 63.87 ...

Daily economic update

... news, oil continues to test the US$70/barrel level amidst concerns of supply shortages brought on the forefront due to the Iran nuclear standoff, the continuing unrest in Nigeria, and plans by the Venezuelan government to impose higher taxes on international ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2006
... quarterly profit, capping a year of record earnings. Worries over tight US refining capacity and political risks in Nigeria and Iran have pushed crude oil prices up about 11 per cent this year. But the banking and utilities sectors were among the biggest ...

Weekly economic round-up

... prices. Oil continues to approach US$70/barrel as tensions in Nigeria remain unabated and the international conflict over Iran's nuclear program grow. Rising oil prices are a problem for the consumer as demand is inelastic and will reduce disposable ...