Trump says Saudi king agreed to increase oil output

US President Donald Trump says the world's biggest oil exporter will increase production after talking to Saudi Arabia's King Salman on the phone.

US President Dnald Trump and Saudi Arabia King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

File image of US President Dnald Trump and Saudi Arabia King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. Source: EPA/SAUDI PRESS AGENCY

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia's King Salman had agreed to his request to ramp up oil production, a week after OPEC already announced an output rise.

The official Saudi Press Agency confirmed a phone call between the two leaders about oil, but mentioned no specifics.

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