Indian companies are moving towards several Asian currencies more often to be able to pay for Russian coal imports, according to customs documents and industry sources. Most companies do avoid the US dollar and cut the risk of breaching Western sanctions against Moscow.One large Indian coal deal involves the Chinese …
Read More »US annual CPI inflation declines to 8.5% in July vs. 8.7% expected
Inflation in the United States, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 8.5% on a yearly basis in July from 9.1% in June, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in lower than the market expectation of 8.7%. …
Read More »Oil falls on Druzhba pipeline news, US inflation expectations
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, amid expectations that flows will resume through the Druzhba pipeline soon, and concerns about demand ahead of the release of major indicators regarding it. Brent crude futures were down 73 cents, or 0.76 percent, at $95.58 a barrel by 0928 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate …
Read More »Oil ends lower amid EU-Russia tensions
Oil futures ended session lower on Tuesday after attempts to make gains due to the energy related row between Moscow and Brussels. The row referred to above was to give a push to oil, but US futures settled down at the end of today’s session because of inflation fears a …
Read More »Gold rises as US dollar rattled by inflation fears
Gold futures ended session higher on Tuesday buoyed by dollar weakness ahead of US inflation readings due to be released next Wednesday amid forcastes inclined to lower inflation in July. Gold settled at 1793 USD per ounce versus last Monday close at 1788 USD per ounce. The low of the …
Read More »Oil edges higher as supply constraint fears renewed
Oil edged up on Tuesday, reversing an early decline as worries about tightening supply were revived after Russia said oil exports to Europe on the southern leg of the Druzhba pipeline had been suspended since early August.Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft said Ukraine had suspended oil flows via the pipeline leg …
Read More »EIA: Global oil demand to rise by 2.08 million bpd in 2022
The global oil demand is expected to rise by 2.08 million barrels per day (bpd), down from 2.23 million in the previous forecast, to 99.43 million bpd in 2022, the US Energy Information Administration said in its latest monthly report, as reported by Reuters.Crude oil prices continue to push lower …
Read More »Oil prices rise after supply stops via Russian pipeline
Oil prices rose by more than $1 on Tuesday, after falling earlier, after Russia said that oil exports to Europe through the southern part of the Druzhba pipeline had been suspended since early August, reviving concerns about a supply shortage. Russia’s pipeline monopoly Transneft said Ukraine had suspended the flow …
Read More »Gold is down slightly as investors focus on US inflation data
Gold fell slightly on Tuesday as investors awaited US inflation data this week that may give more clarity about the Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates in order to control inflation. By 0710 GMT, spot gold fell 0.2% to $1,785.89 an ounce, and US gold futures fell 0.2% to …
Read More »Goldman Sachs Cuts Oil Price Forecast To $110 This Quarter
Goldman Sachs revised down its Brent price forecast for this quarter to $110 a barrel, down from a previous projection of $140 per barrel, but the investment bank still believes the case for higher oil prices remains strong.In recent weeks, oil prices have been driven down by low trading liquidity …
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