Barclays Bank announced a full-year profit of 1.53 billion pounds, equivalent to $2.11 billion, for 2020, down 38% from 2019 but exceeding analysts’ expectations. The UK bank announced a fourth-quarter net profit attributable to shareholders of £220m, even though the UK is dealing with new nationwide lockdown measures amid the …
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Barclays Bank raised its forecast for oil prices in 2021, driven by “temporary factors” such as improved demand for fuel in winter due to cold weather, especially in Asia, and a weak dollar. The bank maintained its optimistic forecast of oil prices in the second half of the year, but …
Read More »Barclays Bank Keeps Its Forecast For Oil Price in 2021
Barclays Bank maintained its oil price forecast for 2021 and expected Brent crude to reach $ 53 a barrel due to OPEC and its allies controlling production and based on the promotion of a potential Covid-19 vaccine demand in the second half of the year. In the short term, the …
Read More »Barclays Raises Its 2020 Oil Price Forecast
On Monday, September 21st, Barclays raised its oil price forecast for 2020 based on possible limited pressure on its demand estimates. The bank increased its forecast for the price of crude in 2020 for both Brent and US West Texas Intermediate crude by $ 2 to $ 43 and $ …
Read More »Germany Revises Upward 2020 GDP Forecast to -5.8%
The worst is over for Germany … and the government response helped it recover faster than expected from the shock of the Coronavirus … statements made by Economy Minister Peter Altmaier while presenting the updated forecasts for his country’s economy in 2020. Altmire said that the recession in the first …
Read More »OPEC Monthly Report: Global Growth Forecast to 4% in 2020
OPEC said that global oil demand will decline further in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and added that the recovery next year will face great uncertainty, indicating growing adverse factors for the organization and its allies in supporting the market. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said …
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