Financial PostOECD slashes Canada's growth outlook, sees lower rates globally amid oil painFinancial PostDaniel Acker/Bloomberg“Lower oil prices will boost global demand and have created conditions for many central banks to lower interest rates,” the O …

BBC NewsOil and gas firms expect Budget tax cutsBBC NewsThe oil and gas industry has high expectations this year's Budget will deliver substantial tax cuts. Ministers have made it clear reducing the tax bill to encourage further investment is a high pr …

CBC.caDow, oil head lower on eve of Fed meetingCBC.caOil was also falling because of a continuing glut of supply. The West Texas Intermediate crude contract, traded in New York, was down 74 cents to $43.14 US a barrel and Western Canada Select, a common Ca …

Wall Street JournalBOJ Won't Act if CPI Falls on Oil PlungeWall Street JournalTOKYO—The Bank of Japan wouldn't necessarily take fresh easing action if the consumer price index slides into negative territory, provided that the reason is due to plung …

CNNMoneyWhat Saudi King Abdullah's death could mean for oil pricesVoxThe key question on everyone's mind is whether Saudi Arabia might alter its controversial policy of maintaining oil output even as the rest of the world is oversupplied with crude …

Wall Street JournalOil Slides on ECB's Easing, Storage BuildWall Street JournalU.S. oil for March delivery recently fell 47 cents, or 1%, to $47.31 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down from about $48.50 a barrel from before the announceme …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Slide as Supplies GrowWall Street JournalU.S. crude oil for March delivery fell $1.30, or 2.7%, to $46.48 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent, the global benchmark, fell 67 cents, or 1.4%, to $48.36 a barrel on …

MarketWatchOil fluctuates ahead of ECB meeting, inventory dataMarketWatchIn the short term, a decision by the ECB to move ahead with its bond-purchase program, known as quantitative easing or QE, will further weaken the euro and make dollar-denominated com …

Wall Street JournalOil Rallies Ahead of ECB Meeting, Oil DataWall Street JournalThe Frankfurt-based ECB is expected to launch its own quantitative easing program in an effort to revive the eurozone economy which could increase demand for commodities. The U …

Wall Street JournalOil Slides After ECB's Easing AnnouncementWall Street JournalU.S. oil for March delivery recently fell 9 cents, or 0.2%, to $47.69 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down from about $48.50 a barrel from before the announce …