According to data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday 209,000 new non-farm jobs were created in June of this year, which is slightly below projected levels.
The Saudi Press Agency reported that the Kingdom is continuing with its programme of voluntary production cuts at a rate of one million bpd to August of this year inclusive.
Japanese Minister of Finance Shun'ichi Suzuki was quoted Friday as saying that the government will take the necessary steps to respond to the yen's excessive depreciation.