Stricter adherence to quotas could see non-compliant OPEC members reduce output in coming months which should keep crude oil prices well supported over the next 18 months, ANZ said.
A bitter contest for a congressional seat in South Carolina has shone a light on a new housing subsidy for lawmakers that can amount to tens of thousands of dollars a year.
Russia said its security forces stormed a detention center in the city of Rostov-on-Don and killed six men linked to Islamic State who had taken two guards hostage at the facility.