Commodities

Haitham Al-Ghais, Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), said during an oil and gas conference in Nigeria that global energy demand is expected to rise by 23% until 2045. He added, “The global demand for energy is expected to increase by a significant rate of 23% …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, recouping some of the previous session’s losses, with traders focusing on Saudi Arabia and Russia cutting production and anticipating economic data that may help ascertain the demand for crude. Brent crude futures rose 33 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $78 a barrel by 0050 GMT, …

Bothered by a US Securities and Exchange Commission crackdown, cryptocurrency companies are renewing their efforts on Capitol Hill to reap support for legislation that they hope will control the organization and provide the sector regulatory clarity.According to 6 executives, the Blockchain Association, Chamber of Digital Commerce, Crypto Council for Innovation, …

Citibank analysts say commodities have underperformed other asset classes so far this year, but the decline may be coming to an end. The Bloomberg Commodity Index is down 9.3% since the start of the year, while equities, government bonds and corporate bonds are up. The Bloomberg Commodity Index posted a …

Monday saw a decline in oil prices following disappointing economic statistics from the two largest users, the United States and China, although losses were contained by anticipated cuts in Saudi Arabian and Russian crude supplies. By 1005 GMT, West Texas Intermediate crude in the United States was down 40 cents, …

The Kremlin said on Monday that Turkey has the right to establish relations with any country, including Ukraine, but that those relations should not be directed against Russia. Relations between Moscow and Ankara soured last week after Turkey returned five Ukrainian leaders to Kiev in what Russia described as a …

Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Monday as investors were cautious ahead of new economic data from the United States and China this week, while expected cuts in crude production from Saudi Arabia and Russia supported the market. By 0107 GMT, Brent crude futures were down 22 cents, …

Gold prices rose in early Asian trade on Monday after last week’s US jobs data overshadowed the strength of the labor market, prompting investors to be more cautious about the path of US interest rate hikes. By 0104 GMT, spot gold rose 0.1 percent to $1925.49 an ounce, and US …

Dubai TV interviewed Mohammed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on the US Non-Farm Payrolls report, which is a monthly report that the markets are closely awaiting. Asked whether it is expected to witness a decline …

President Joe Biden’s administration announced Friday it’s purchasing 6 million more barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as it continues to slowly refill the emergency stockpile. The purchases, scheduled for October and November, come as the nation’s oil reserve is at its lowest point in 40 years …