Global markets were steady to end the week as gains in energy stocks helped underpin support for equities in the US and Europe. That followed the OPEC meeting in Vienna where Saudi Arabia struck a deal with other member states to raise production by up to a million barrels per day. Brent crude prices settled at $US75.81 a barrel, up 3.78% for the session. The Aussie dollar was the best performer among developed-market currencies, rising against all the major pairs as it pushed back above US74 cents to fully reverse the losses from earlier in the week. The price action in bond markets was quiet, while bitcoin traded ... (full story)