CNBCRussia has 'learned its lesson' about oil price volatility, wealth fund chief saysCNBCRussia has "learned its lesson" about oil price volatility, the chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) told CNBC Tuesday. Spea …

Financial TimesWall Street indices slip from record highsFinancial TimesUS stocks touched record peaks in early trade before going into retreat, as participants awaited fresh developments on US tax reform and kept a wary eye on escalating tensions between …

BloombergThe Dollar Is Now More Correlated With Oil Than Some PetrocurrenciesBloombergCrude oil's more than 9 percent surge since Oct. 25 has been mirrored by a 1.4 percent advance in the dollar against major world currencies, widening the pair's 9 …

BloombergOil Just Isn't That Important to Petrocurrencies Right NowBloombergThe Canadian dollar has weakened, the Norwegian krone is little changed and the Russian ruble has strengthened just 4 percent in the past three months even as the price of Bren …

BloombergRussia's Currency Is Turning a Blind Eye to Oil PricesBloombergWhile the currency's gain has been good news for hot money investors who dip in and out of the market, it's put a strain on Russia's budget by shrinking the value of a …

CNBCIf Putin seems friendlier lately, thank oil pricesCNBCWith oil prices reaching lows for the last decade, the ruble tumbling, and U.S. and European sanctions continuing to take a toll on some of Russia's most important economic sectors, some are que …

CNBCWhy OPEC's plan to balance oil markets backfiredCNBCConventional thinking then was that the U.S. oil patch would be littered with bankruptcies, and production would collapse. As for Russia, the world's largest energy producer would be forced to …

CNBCOil collapse will hit the Gulf, but don't panicCNBCThe economies of Gulf oil exporting nations look increasingly strained, new forecasts show, but economists say there's still no cause for alarm. The fiscal balances of Gulf Cooperation Council …