The Swiss government is considering further of Covid-19 restrictions in order to contain a recent rise in infections. The government is considering imposing new rules to restrict indoor public access to vaccinated and naturally immune individuals, whilst indoor locations where face masks cannot be worn would require negative tests for …
Read More »Oil is Falling Amid Talk of Releasing Quantities of Strategic Reserves
Oil prices fell on Tuesday after rising in the previous session, as a result of talk that the United States, Japan, and India will release crude oil reserves to bring prices down, despite the risk of faltering demand due to the spread of coronavirus cases in Europe. A source familiar …
Read More »Oil Prices Are Under Pressure From Supply And Demand Factors
Oil prices rose on Monday but remained pressured by rising COVID-19 cases in Europe and the possibility of Japan drawing down on its national reserves, raising concerns about oversupply and weak demand. Brent crude and US West Texas Intermediate prices fell more than a dollar in early trading, hitting their …
Read More »Oil Prices Fell to The Lowest Level in Seven Weeks, Why?
Baker Hughes reported, Friday, that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil rose by seven to 461 this week.The new figures followed increases in each of the previous three weeks, including a climb of four oil rigs last week, Baker Hughes data shows.The total active U.S. rig count, …
Read More »US Oil Drilling Rigs Rose For Fourth Week
Baker Hughes reported, Friday, that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil rose by seven to 461 this week.The new figures followed increases in each of the previous three weeks, including a climb of four oil rigs last week, Baker Hughes data shows.The total active U.S. rig count, …
Read More »T-Yields Drop On EU Lockdown Concerns
US bond yields experienced a sharp drop on Friday, the primary catalyst for which was a continued ramp up in concerns about lockdowns in Europe where Covid-19 infection and hospitalization rates continue to surge. The drop in bond yields coinciding rally in bond prices reflects a broader outperformance of safe-haven …
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