Oil, Crude, trading

The US crude oil futures contracts have been dominated by positive trading, aligning with our bullish forecast. They have touched the initial target price of $79.20, and are now heading towards the next official mark of $79.60. The contracts recorded their peak at $79.72 per barrel. From a technical perspective, …

Gold prices have recently made significant strides, outperforming the US dollar, following a successful breach of the 1945 resistance level. This upward trend solidified as gold prices maintained stability above the 1954 mark. While this stability tempers the possibility of a downward shift, it doesn’t completely rule it out. We …

In the last trading session, the Euro enjoyed a surge against the US Dollar, capitalizing on the latter’s fall following inflation data. This defied the bearish scenario we had anticipated, based on trading stability free from the psychological resistance barrier of 1.0700 at the time of the report. It seems …

The battered yen remained stuck near a three-decade low against the dollar on Tuesday and struggled to stem losses as the Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy continued to conflict with expectations of interest rates remaining high for longer periods elsewhere. The Japanese currency recorded its lowest level in 15 …

European stocks rose on Tuesday, led by auto and basic resources shares, as investors awaited US inflation data that may provide a clearer picture of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy outlook. By 0810 GMT, the European STOXX 600 index rose 0.1 percent after a broad rise in the previous session. …

Japan’s Nikkei index closed higher on Tuesday amid optimism that local companies will continue to announce strong forecasts as the yen remains near its lowest level in three decades against the dollar. The Nikkei rose 0.34 percent to close at 32,695.93 points, while the broader Topix index rose 0.37 percent …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after a report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said that market fundamentals remained strong and against the backdrop of concerns about possible supply disruptions as the United States tightens the noose on Russian oil exports. By 0113 GMT, Brent crude futures …

In its monthly report issued on Monday, November 13, 2023, OPEC raised its expectations for growth in global oil demand to 2.44 million barrels per day in 2023. OPEC also maintained its expectations for growth in global oil demand in 2024 at 2.25 million barrels per day, and its expectations …

The dollar rose to its highest level in more than a year against the Japanese yen on Monday, supported by declining expectations that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) will cut interest rates next year. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said that the government will continue to monitor the …