BBC News | Business | Economy | World EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.Oil at record near $140 a barrel- June 16, 2008 Oil prices hit a record $139.89 a barrel in trade in New York, despite a Saudi pledge to increase output.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7457157.stm S Korean workers strike over fuel- June 16, 2008 South Korean construction workers join truck drivers in their strike, the latest sign of unrest over the rising cost of fuel in Asia.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7456686.stm Eurozone inflation at record 3.7%- June 16, 2008 Inflation in the eurozone has a climbed to a record level of 3.7% in May amid higher food and fuel costs, figures show.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7456502.stm Rise in inflation 'expectations'- June 16, 2008 The public believes inflation will hit 4.3% in a year's time, a report in the Bank of England quarterly review says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7455385.stm Saudi oil output to rise in July- June 15, 2008 UN head Ban Ki-moon says major oil producer Saudi Arabia sees current prices as 'abnormally high'.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7455570.stm Inflation dangers 'threaten Asia'- June 15, 2008 The Asian Development Bank says regional inflation in 2008 will exceed the 5.1% figure predicted in April.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7455296.stm Saudis mull oil supply increase- June 13, 2008 Reports that Saudi Arabia is considering boosting oil production cause oil to fall to $134 a barrel.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7452922.stm Euro slides after Irish no vote- June 13, 2008 The euro falls against the dollar and sterling after Ireland rejects the EU's reform treaty in a referendum.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7453723.stm Europe probes biodiesel 'dumping'- June 13, 2008 The European Commission is looking into claims that the US is "dumping" subsidised biodiesel in Europe.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7453564.stm China-Taiwan travel link agreed- June 13, 2008 China and Taiwan sign historic agreements on direct flights and tourism at their first talks in almost a decade.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7452097.stm |