Governments from a number of the world’s biggest economies said on Thursday they are considering the release of oil from their strategic reserves.The announcements follow a rare request by the United States for a coordinated move to ease global energy prices and ahead of a meeting of major oil producing …
Read More »EIA: US Crude Stockpiles Fall
US crude stocks fell unexpectedly last week as refineries, enjoying strong margins due to higher fuel prices, ramped up output ahead of the winter heating season, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.Crude inventories dropped by 2.101 million barrels last week, compared with analysts’ expectations for a build of 1.398 …
Read More »What World’s Biggest Economies Expect From Biden-Xi Summit
One of US President Joe Biden’s toughest challenges is maneuvering America’s relationship with its biggest economic enemy; namely China. when Biden holds a virtual summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later on Monday, issues such as tariffs, supply chain bottlenecks, subsidies, Chinese property sector debt crisis and the global energy …
Read More »Concerns on oil prices eased by EIA data
Crude oil prices slid lower Thursday after the Energy Information Administration reported a crude oil inventory build of 6.1 million barrels for the week to October 8.Gasoline inventory builds have also failed to put a lid on prices at the pump in the past couple of weeks. For last week, …
Read More »Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Gold for December delivery fell $2.60 to $1,759.20 per ounce. Silver for December delivery rose 13 cents to $22.66 an ounce and December copper rose 9 cents to $4.24 a pound.The U. S. dollar rose to 111.63 Japanese yen from 111.44 yen. The euro was unchanged at $1.1550.Benchmark U.S. crude …
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