Saudi Arabia is reportedly proposing more output cuts during the month of February during the OPEC+ summit, Reuters reported. The Kingdom believes maintaining production curbs is essential to restoring the global oil market balance, despite an improved outlook due to the rollout of Coronavirus vaccines. This comes as worries about …
Read More »Currencies Overview: US Dollar Falls And Yuan Supports High-Risk Currencies
The dollar fell against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday after China raised the official exchange rate of the yuan to its highest level in 30 months, boosting demand for other currencies. The Bank of China set the official midpoint of the yuan at more than 6 per dollar …
Read More »Oil Market Seeing Concerns About Demand Recovery
The crude oil market is seeing rising concerns about the recovery of global demand amid another wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. A summit for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other major producers led by Russia, an alliance known as OPEC+ is discussing output policy for the …
Read More »US Dollar Declining Due to Investor Risk Appetite
Today, Monday, the US dollar sat near its low level in mid-2018, after the optimism in global markets prompted investors to buy high-risk currencies such as the Chinese yuan, despite a renewed rise in infections due to the Corona virus pandemic. The dollar has taken a declining path due to …
Read More »Oil Prices Touching Highest Level in Several Months
Oil prices touched a multi-month high on Monday, thanks to expectations that OPEC and allied producers may restrict production at current levels in February as the coronavirus pandemic keeps first-half demand concerns high. Prices rose in line with the financial markets in general, while Brent crude reached $ 53.17 a …
Read More »Oil Closing the Year with 20% Losses
Oil prices are declining on Thursday, the last session of 2020, a year in which crude futures lost more than 20% of their trading value. The Coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted the global oil industry, with crude prices hitting lows not seen in years amid a decline in demand for …
Read More »European Stocks Declining And Heading to Close 2020 With Losses
European stocks fell Thursday, Dec. 31, as investors settle positions on the last day of trading this year while sentiment weakens due to widespread lockdown measures in Britain and news that the United States has raised tariffs on some EU products. Trading volumes are thin, in light of the absence …
Read More »Oil on track to Decline 20% in 2020 Due to Isolation And Market Eyes on Further Stimulus
Global crude oil markets lost about a fifth of their value in 2020, as strict lockdown measures to combat the Coronavirus have crippled most of the global economy, but prices have rebounded strongly from their low levels as governments provide a stimulus. On Thursday, the last trading day in 2020, …
Read More »British Parliament Approves Brexit Trade Deal
The British parliament has approved on Wednesday the post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union (EU). This comes a couple of days before the end of the transition period after the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson reached an agreement with the EU regarding future relations between the two parties …
Read More »What Will Move Oil Prices in 2021?
The Coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted the global oil industry, with crude prices hitting lows not seen in decades amid a decline in demand for energy in 2020. After starting the year with oil prices at $70 per barrel, supported by the recovery that was helped by the OPEC+ alliance …
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