Commodities

The International Energy Agency said today, Thursday, that global oil supplies are still exceeding demand due to the continuing general isolation measures aimed at combating the Coronavirus and the spread of its strains, but vaccines should help to recover demand and quickly allow producers to pump more. The Paris-based Energy …

Sources told Reuters that despite plans to increase its oil production, data show that Russia’s production of oil and gas condensate actually fell from February 1 to February 10 to 10.11 million barrels per day from an average of 10.16 million barrels per day in January. As of February, Russia …

Oil prices retreated, giving back some of the strong recent gains they have made, on expectations of a slower economic recovery and speculation that market strength may entice producers like Saudi Arabia to reduce production. Brent crude fell 35 cents, or 0.6%, to $ 61.12 a barrel with the opening …

Gold fell as the dollar recovered from a two-week low it reached in the previous session and weaker inflation data in the United States dampened appetite for the yellow metal. Gold fell in immediate transactions 0.3% to $ 1837.13 an ounce, after reaching its highest level in more than a …

Platinum prices surged on Wednesday to their highest level in six years, with increased demand from investors driving the surge in the precious metal futures. According to market experts, platinum is attracting more investments now as it nears its third year in a row with a global supply deficit. In …

The rally of oil prices continued on Wednesday, supported by the decline in the United States crude inventories last week, as shown by the weekly report of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) earlier today. In addition, the prospects of increases government stimulus spending in the U.S. is proving support …

Gold prices rose on Wednesday for the fourth consecutive session, as the U.S. Dollar (USD) declined following the release of the reading of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January. The market is still expecting the United States Congress will soon pass a huge stimulus relief package, around $1.9 trillion, …

Commercial crude oil inventories in the United States decreased by 6.6 million barrels last week, data showed on Wednesday. Oil stockpiles in the U.S. stood at 469.0 million barrels in the week ending February 5, according to the weekly report of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). “U.S. crude oil …

Gold rose on Wednesday, February 10, hovering near the peak of a week that it reached in the previous session, as the attractiveness of the yellow metal increased as a hedge against inflation after the dollar fell and hopes for a US stimulus package increased. And gold rose in spot …

The US Energy Information Administration, on Tuesday, February 9th, reduced its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2021 by 180,000 barrels per day to 5.38 million barrels per day. In its monthly forecast, the administration raised its estimate of oil demand growth in 2022 by 190,000 barrels per day …