Now playing Next Business Series Uncertainty over QE perturbs global markets Global markets endured turbulent times last week amid uncertainty about monetary easing policies in the eurozone and Japan. ECB chief Mario Draghi 29/09/2015
Now playing Next Economy Campaigners hail Shell withdrawal from Alaska Arctic drilling Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its search for oil in the Arctic after failing to find enough supplies of crude during a seven-year quest. It has 28/09/2015
Now playing Next Economy Total cuts oil output growth target French oil giant Total has reacted to the sector’s low prices by trimming its ambitious output growth targets, as well as cutting its capital and 23/09/2015
Now playing Next Economy OPEC predicts higher demand for its crude oil OPEC has predicted a higher demand for its crude oil next year, cutting its forecast of supplies from non-member countries. It is sticking to its 14/09/2015
Now playing Next Economy Goldman Sachs says oil prices could fall to $20 a barrel The price of oil could tumble even further to a low of $20 (17.73 euros) a barrel – that’s the warning from Goldman Sachs in a report published on 11/09/2015
Now playing Next Business Line Business Line special oil edition: a brave new world In the last few weeks oil prices went on a wild rollercoaster ride. Now they seem to have re-taken their shaky path, driven in no small part by the 10/09/2015
Now playing Next Economy Oil down again, UK North Sea job losses total 5,500 Oil markets were down again on Monday amid continued fears over the fall in prices, the glut in global supply, and a slowdown in demand in China. The 07/09/2015
Now playing Next Economy Where is the oil price going? An expert comments Volatility in the world markets has extended into oil, which has seen big price fluctuations over the past week, but remains on an overall downward 03/09/2015
Now playing Next Economy Future forecasts vary as oil continues slide With even fewer signs that market oversupply is coming to an end, the price of oil continued to fall on Wednesday. To add to the furious pumping of 02/09/2015
Now playing Next Markets Oil price slump resumes as traders see slowdown compound glut At the moment it seems to make more economic sense to store petrol rather than sell it, hoping for a price rise. But that looks unlikely as it is on 01/09/2015
Now playing Next Business Series Global markets' quest for stability after Black Monday After global markets recorded sharp losses on the recent Black Monday a wave of cautious recovery saw them regain some of the largest losses since 01/09/2015
Now playing Next Economy Rosneft shares fall on lower profits Top Russian oli producer Rosneft says profits fell by 22% in Q2 thanks to continued weakness in oil prices, which have almost halved in the reporting 31/08/2015
Now playing Next Business Series Global markets hit turbulence amid mounting fears of China slowdown In this edition of Business Middle East, we analyse the turbulence engulfing global markets. Signs of an economic slowdown in China are stacking up 25/08/2015
Now playing Next Economy Oil prices keep on falling Crude oil prices fell below 45 dollars (38.8 euros) a barrel on Monday, their lowest level in over six years. Analysts say the price reflects a 24/08/2015
Now playing Next Markets European shares tumble as China panics investors European stocks have fallen sharply off the back of plunging equities overnight in China continuing to trouble investors. All major markets were 24/08/2015
Now playing Next Russia Kazakhstan's currency plunges after central bank abandons USD peg The Kazakh currency, the tenge, has lost a quarter of its value against the US dollar after abandoning a peg to the Greenback. The country’s national 20/08/2015
Now playing Next Business Series Currencies riding a bumpy road This week’s Business Middle East takes a look at global currency trading trends, and in business snapshot we look at the reactions to the new fuel 04/08/2015
Now playing Next Brazil Ex-Brazil minister arrested in Petrobras probe Federal police in Brazil have arrested a former government minister on charges of corruption in a probe involving the state-run oil company 04/08/2015
Now playing Next Brazil Brazil: Charged Petrobras executives transferred to prison Brazilian executives charged in the huge Petrobras corruption scandal have been transferred from police detention to a prison complex at the centre 26/07/2015