Oil prices rose slightly, extending gains in Asian trade Monday, as investors awaited the European market's reaction to last week's bank stress test results and as a US storm threat eased.
Die olieprys het effens gelig in Asiê vanoggend, met die prys van Brent ru-olie 22 Amerikaanse sent hoë op $77.67.
President Barack Obama says an economic plan by the House Republican leader just repeats job-killing policies of the past and would take the country "backward at a time when we need to keep America moving forward".
Barack Obama sê die Republikeinse ekonomiese plan sal nie Amerika in die toekoms inneem nie.
China on Saturday reported a 43.9-per-cent increase year-on-year in June exports, signalling a continued demand for cheap goods despite ongoing economic difficulties in Europe and the US.
Sjina sê sy uitvoere het met amper 44% gestyg in vergelyking met verlede Junie; ‘n aanduiding dat die wêreld steeds op soek is na goedkoop produkte.
Stocks are down sharply after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that the U.S. economy is "unusually uncertain".
Aandele op die Amerikaanse mark het skerp geval na die voorsitter van die staat se reserwebank gewaarsku het van ‘n onsekere ekonomiese toestand.
Oil prices rose to nearly $73 a barrel Monday in Asia as investors worried about a weak US economic recovery amid light holiday trading volume.
Die prys van olie het gestyg tot naby $73 ‘n vat te midde van kommer oor die Amerikaanse ekonomie.
Asian stock markets fell Monday after US consumer confidence weakened and corporate results fell short of expectations.
Swak data uit die VSA druk markte in Asië laer vanoggend. Die verliese volg op Wallstraat se skerp daling Vrydagmiddag.
US stock markets, beaten down by negative economic reports, will have a holiday-shortened week to regroup before the company earnings season gets underway.
Die Amerikaanse aandelemark sal die week ‘n blaaskans kry met Maandag se vakansiedag terwyl die VSA hulle onafhanklikheid vier.
Argentina on Saturday welcomed the results of President Cristina Kirchner's trade talks in Beijing this week, glossing over continuing disagreements between the countries over soybean oil.
Argentinië het die handelsgesprek met Sjina verwelkom ten spyte van ongelukkigheid oor sojaboonolie.
Australia's government on Friday dropped plans for 40 percent tax on booming mining company profits, defusing a damaging row with big business and clearing the way for national elections to be called at any time.
Australië het sy plan laat vaar om mynmaatskappye verder te belas, ‘n besluit wat die weg oopmaak vir verkiessings.
Asian stock markets posted modest gains Monday as Wall Street's gains last week and a weaker yen lifted exporters in Japan, eclipsing concerns about the ruling party's defeat in upper house elections.
Markte in Asië beweeg hoër vanoggend, met Wallstraat se positiewe sluiting verlede week wat aandele hoër druk.
Leaders of the world's biggest countries have pledged to halve budget deficits by 2013 and stabilise or reduce government debt by 2016.
Leiers van die wêreld se grootste ekonomië het belowe om begrotingstekorte teen 2013 te halveer en om regeringskuld teen 2016 te verminder.
