August 2020

A pan-European share index rose almost 1% , with auto shares leading the way after a surge in Chinese car sales and futures tipped a stronger Wall Street ESc1 open.

Euro/dollar was last neutral at $1.1736 EUR=EBS,

Mounting job losses are expected as Britain winds down its job-retention scheme

Brent rose 34 cents, or 0.8%, to $44.74 a barrel , WTI were up 47 cents, or 1.1%, to $41.69 a barrel.

The broader Euro STOXX 600 rose 0.6%

The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in Q2 2020 was the US with 83 deals, followed by China with 33 and Canada with 21.

U.S. employment rose by 1.8 million in July

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Aramco” or “the Company”) announced its results for the second quarter and first half of 2020,

Saudi Aramco capital expenditure was $6.2 billion in Q2 and $13.6 billion for the first half of 2020.

Добыча нефти без учета проекта Западная Курна-2 за 6 месяцев 2020 года составила 40,2 млн т, что на 5,6% ниже уровня аналогичного периода прошлого года