Oil prices increased on Thursday, maintaining support from a decline in the US crude inventories. In addition, positive economic showed signs of a recovery despite a record surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the United States. Brent crude futures closed up by 2.6% or $1.11 at 43.14 per barrel, …
Read More »Gold Settles Higher on Thursday
Gold prices increased on Thursday with the rising number of cases with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pushing demand for safe havens, despite news of successful attempts at developing an effective vaccine and signs of economic recovery. Gold futures for August delivery increased by $10.10, or 0.6%, and closed at $1,790 …
Read More »Oil Prices Settle Higher on Decline in US Inventories
Oil prices closed higher on Wednesday, after data showed a decline in the United States crude inventories last week. Brent Crude increased by $0.76 or 1.84% to close at $42.03 per barrel, while the WTI crude futures settled higher by $0.55 or 1.4% at $39.82 a barrel. The US crude …
Read More »Gold Settles Lower by 0.6%
Gold prices declined on Wednesday, giving up its highest level in about eight years, after positive economic data in the United States and news about a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lowered demand for safe havens. The price of spot gold fell by around 0.6% to $1,770 per ounce, …
Read More »US Oil Inventories Down 7.2 M Barrels in Week
The United States crude oil inventories decreased by 7.195 million barrels during the week ended June 26, according to data by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. This is the first decline in US oil inventories after three consecutive weekly increases. The decrease exceeded the expectations of …
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