The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s biggest oil exporters, are expected to discuss cooperation on oil production and differences over Syria and Iran on Thursday during the first visit to Moscow by a reigning Saudi Monarch. SEE MORE European chemicals are having a stellar year but challenges will haunt the industry in coming years and caution is needed, according to the new president of the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA). SEE MORE Asia’s acrylonitrile (ACN) prices have surged 33% over a two-month period to their highest levels in nearly three years, but the uptrend is expected to slow down amid long holidays in the key China and South Korea markets. SEE MORE Oil steadied on Tuesday, as speculators took profits on some large positions that have built up in the last couple of weeks, but the prospect of gradually ebbing oversupply lent support. SEE MORE The dollar looked poised to finish its best weekly gain of the year with a whimper, fluctuating before edging lower as investors continued to weigh the prospects for tax cuts in the world’s largest economy. European government bonds rebounded from the recent selloff. SEE MORE