Commodities

Oil prices rose on Friday, supported by geopolitical tensions raising concerns about crude supplies from the Middle East. Brent crude futures for April delivery gained $1.29, or 2.1%, to close at $62.43 per barrel. For the week, the global benchmark crude most active contracts gained 5.2%. Meanwhile, the West Texas Intermediate …

Gold prices declined on Friday, due to the rise in the United States Treasury yields, narrowing their weekly gains that come for the first time in three weeks. Gold futures for April delivery closed lower by $3.60, or 0.2%, at $1,823.20 per ounce. On a weekly basis, the yellow metal most …

Gold retreated as the dollar and Treasury yields rose, but prices are on the path to achieving the best weekly performance in three weeks, as hopes for more US stimulus support the yellow metal. And gold fell in immediate transactions 0.2% to 1822.69 dollars an ounce. Prices have risen 0.6% …

Oil prices fell for a second session today, Friday, to fall further from its highest level in a year after OPEC cut its demand forecast again, and the International Energy Agency said the market was still experiencing a surplus in supplies. Brent crude fell 39 cents, or 0.6%, to $ …

Oil prices declined on Thursday, ending its best rising-streak in about two years, amid concerns about the recovery of the global demand this year. Earlier today, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) revised down its expectations for the global demand for crude oil to rise by 5.8 million …

Gold prices declined on Thursday, following four consecutive daily rises, as the United States Treasury yields rose following the decline in jobless claims in the U.S. The decline of the yellow metal comes as the U.S. Dollar (USD) has been fluctuating in a tight range today. Gold futures for April delivery dropped …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is expecting the global demand for crude oil to rise by 5.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2021, decreasing its previous expectations by about 100,000 b/d. Extended lockdowns and the re-introduction of partial lockdowns in a number of countries has resulted …

Natural gas inventories in the United States decreased by 171 billion cubic feet (Bcf) during the week ended February 5, according to data by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday. The total amount of natural gas stockpiles currently stands at 2.518 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), declining by 9 …

OPEC said that global oil demand will rebound in 2021 at a slower pace than previously thought, in the latest step in a series of cuts to expectations amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries added in a monthly report that demand will rise …

Platinum prices rose to their highest levels in more than six years, continuing a strong rally thanks to market hopes that an economic recovery would support demand from the auto sector. Platinum rose 1.3% to $ 1257.51 an ounce, after earlier jumping as much as 2.2% to its highest level …