Oil prices rose for the fourth session in a row as Goldman Sachs estimates that the market is in a deficit and a new storm has begun to form in the Gulf of Mexico, putting crude on the path of achieving a weekly gain of about 10%. After the Tokyo …
Read More »Oil Prices Finish Higher on OPEC+ Commitment
Oil prices closed higher on Thursday, after OPEC+ expressed the importance of commitment to the output cuts. Brent crude futures for November delivery increased by $1.08, or 2.6%, and settled at $43.30 per barrel. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures for October delivery finished higher by 81 cents, or 2%, …
Read More »Gold Prices Declines Following Fed Statement
Gold prices declined on Thursday after the Federal Reserve expressed intentions to maintain interest rates near 0% until 2023. Gold futures for December delivery declined by $20.60, or 1.1%, and finished at $1,949.90 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver futures for December delivery closed lower by 38 cents, or 1.4%, at $27.10 …
Read More »Gold Falls on Strong US Dollar After Fed Forecast
Gold prices fell Thursday, September 17th, as the dollar rose after the US Federal Reserve painted a positive picture of the economic recovery, but declined to provide concrete indications of further stimulus. By 05:24 GMT, spot gold fell 0.8% to $ 1943.70 an ounce, while US gold futures fell 1% …
Read More »Oil is Falling as Demand Concerns Re-Emerge
Oil prices fell Thursday, September 17th, after rising strongly in the previous two sessions as concerns about weak demand re-emerged as producers in the Gulf of Mexico prepare to resume production after Hurricane Sally. Brent crude futures fell 67 cents, or 1.6%, to $ 41.55 a barrel by 06:28 GMT, …
Read More »Oil Prices Surge Following EIA Weekly Report
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, amid output disruptions in North America, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, and after the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a decline in crude inventories last week. Brent crude futures for November delivery increased by $1.69, or 4.2%, to finish at $42.22 per barrel. …
Read More »Gold Closes Higher Ahead of Fed Statement
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, amid a fluctuating performance by the US Dollar (USD), which came mostly in the negative territory ahead of the release of the US Federal Reserve policy statement. Gold futures for December delivery increased by $4.30, or 0.2%, and settled at $1,970.50 per ounce.
Read More »US Oil Inventories Down 4.4 M Barrels
Data of the United States Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly report showed on Wednesday that crude oil inventories in the US declined by 4.4 million barrels last week. This comes against market analysts’ expectations of a 1.27 million barrel rise in US oil stockpiles.
Read More »Gold Stable, Eyes on Fed Meeting
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, September 16th, thanks to the dollar’s decline, as investors awaited the outcome of a meeting of the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) in search of details of the bank’s plans to balance interest rates against its inflation target. Gold rose in the spot market 0.2% …
Read More »Oil Rises Ahead of Hurricane Sally, Gloomy Demand Outlooks Hold Back Gains
Brent crude was up 24 cents to 39.85 dollars a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures increased 33 cents to $ 37.59. Both contracts were down on Monday. The rally in oil contracts comes just before Hurricane Sally is expected to hit the US coast on the Gulf …
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