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European and U.K. gas prices surged Wednesday by more than 25%, trigerred by high demand before the winter months.Critics have accused Moscow of intentionally limiting gas supplies to Europe to hasten the launch of Nord Stream 2, a controversial pipeline connecting Russia with Germany. Earlier on Wednesday, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry …

U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories rose last week as production rebounded as more offshore oil facilities returned from last month’s storm-related shut-ins, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.Crude inventories (USOILC=ECI) rose by 2.3 million barrels in the week to Oct. 1 to 420.9 million barrels, compared with analysts’ …

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading a little better Wednesday after hitting its highest level since 2014 the previous session. Global concerns about energy supply on signs of tightness in crude, natural gas and coal markets still persist.At 05:26 GMT, December WTI crude oil is trading $78.79, …

The Iraqi Oil Minister said that the price of oil between 75 and 80 dollars per barrel is a fair price for producers and consumers, adding that his country seeks to raise its production and export capacity in the coming years. Oil prices topped $83 a barrel on Wednesday, their …

Gold prices retreated to extend losses, affected by the rise in the dollar and US Treasury bond yields ahead of the release of US non-farm payrolls data. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.5% to $ 1750.51 an ounce, while US gold futures fell 0.7 percent to $ 1749.40. The …

Natural gas contracts have hit new highs in Europe on Tuesday, as soaring prices continue to put pressure on the continent’s energy sector ahead of winter months.November delivery contracts at the Dutch TTF hub, a European benchmark for natural gas, were trading at around 118 Euros per megawatt hour just …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, October 5, reaching their highest levels in at least three years, extending gains made during the previous session after the world’s major oil producers announced their decision to maintain a curb on crude supplies. Brent crude rose 23 cents, or 0.3%, to $81.49 a barrel, …

Gold prices fell on Tuesday, October 5, as the dollar benefited from a decline in risk appetite, and the metal is likely to see volatile trading in the run-up to Friday’s US jobs numbers, which may have an impact on the US Federal Reserve’s plans to cut stimulus. And gold …

Tesla’s good news covers growth despite shortage of microchips and Q3 impressive sales. U.S. dealers delivered 446,997 vehicles in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2021, down 218,195 units, or almost 33%. On the contrary, Tesla delivered 241,300 vehicles in the third quarter, up about 73% compared with the …

A strong spontaneous rise in the US bond yields prompted new selling around gold on Monday. The risk-off impulse, a broad-based USD weakness would help limit deeper losses as uptrend potential appears limited above $1750.After managing to close the previous week in the positive territory, gold got lower during the …