Oil prices rise with IEA’s cut to demand forecast

In "Futures In Focus," Scott Gecas, chief market strategist at Long Leaf Trading, examines oil prices as the IEA cuts its demand forecast through 2019 and how the U.S. dollar is impacting commodities.

Bloomberg's Enda Curran and Frederic Neumann, co-head of Asian economics research at HSBC Holdings Plc in Hong Kong, talk about the outlook for regional emerging economies and Federal Reserve policy.

Jane Foley, head of FX strategy at Rabobank, and Emmanuel Cau, head of European equity strategy at Barclays, discuss the U.S.-China trade talks and their impact on markets.

Could this jump in oil prices throw a wrench in the gears of the world economy?

Roiling oil: Price volatility rises on geopolitical shifts.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the mounting signs of an economic slowdown and escalation of the U.S-China trade war have caused global oil demand to grow at its slowest pace since the financial crisis of 2008. To discuss these stories and the implication for Nigeria, Uchenna Minnis, Chief market Analyst at Eagle Global Markets joins CNBC Africa for more.

While Riyadh's price war may be aimed at Moscow, it's likely to inflict greater pain on the kingdom and its OPEC allies. DW looks at how likely the global oil producers, including the US, are to weather this crisis.

COVID-19: Senate summons CBN, Finance, Petroleum ministry over drop in oil price

Developing countries could see their oil and gas income fall by between 50 percent and 85 per cent this year, that's according to a joint statement by the International Energy Agency and OPEC. The global organizations warned that the coronavirus pandemic could have potentially far-reaching economic and social consequences. Steve Osho, Managing Director at Comercio Partners Capital joins CNBC Africa for more.

Global central banks unveil bigger spending measures to counter the effects of the coronavirus outbreak – this comes as OPEC and the International Energy Agency warn that developing countries could lose up to 85 per cent of oil and gas income this year. Gbite Oduneye, Co-Founder of Eagle Global Markets joins CNBC Africa to breakdown the impact of the global pandemic on markets.

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The British energy giant said oil prices had dropped "well below the level" that the company needed "to turn a profit." BP's chief executive said the company had already planned to become "leaner."