Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto held telephone talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak about gas and oil shipments as well as nuclear co-operation. In a statement, Szijjarto said Novak had reassured him that despite international sanctions, the Russian party would be able to do maintenance work on the …
Read More »Oil rises as the dollar declines, but the demand outlook casts a shadow
Oil prices rose Friday, November 18, with the decline of the dollar, but they are heading towards incurring weekly losses due to expectations that the pace of the sharp rise in US interest rates will not ease, as well as expectations of weak demand from China, the largest importer of …
Read More »Oil declines on Druzhba pipeline resumption, COVID concerns
On Wednesday, oil prices settled more than one US dollar lower after Russian oil shipments via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary resumed operation and rising COVID-19 cases in China weighed on investors’ sentiment.Contracts to deliver West Texas Intermediate crude in December closed at their lowest price since October 25, according …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 29/09/2022
The US dollar ended the day unevenly across the FX board, despite Wall Street resuming its decline and trimming all Wednesday’s gains. Treasury yields remained stable, with the 10-year note yielding 3.75% and the 2-year note 4.17%.Gold trades near its weekly high at the $1,664 level, while crude oil prices …
Read More »OPEC members ponder output increase, exempting Russia
The OPEC+ group of producers continues to underproduce, which had taken the sting out of the highly anticipated 430k bpd output hike this month.While there are no formal plans to push OPEC to increase oil output, some members have plans for so doing particularly given that Russian output is likely …
Read More »EU diplomat: Bloc agrees to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by end of 2022
EU leaders are meeting for an off-schedule summit with some progress regarding Russian sanctions. The EU Council President Charles Michel said the officials have agreed to ban the export of Russian oil to the EU. According to Michel, the EU ”agrees to de-swifting the largest Russian bank Sberbank, banning 3 …
Read More »Europe may ban Russian oil ‘within days’
Germany announced that the European Union is likely to agree to a ban on Russian oil imports “within days”. At the same time, Moscow said it would work to strengthen its economic ties with China after it fell under the guillotine of Western isolation over its invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian …
Read More »EU Faces Same Obstacles Over Tariff On Russian Oil, Embargo
The idea of an EU tariff on oil imports from Russia comes from the United States, which is considering proposing that European countries impose a tariff instead of an embargo, to allay concerns about the security of supply and surging oil prices. The EU could combine tariffs and embargoes, US …
Read More »WTI crude retreats towards $110 on sentiment deterioration
The American WTI crude oil has retreated back towards $110, with oil prices in downturn on deteriorated risk sentiment. But these dips proved attractive to potential buyers as lockdowns ease in China while Russian OPEC output is still negotiated.Updates about an easing of lockdown restrictions in China failed to hold …
Read More »Oil rises, supported by EU efforts to ban Russian crude, hopes for demand
Oil prices rose to a seven-week high on Tuesday, buoyed by continued pressure from the European Union to ban Russian crude imports that would reduce supply, and as investors focused on increasing demand after the easing of Chinese coronavirus lockdowns. On Monday, EU foreign ministers failed in their efforts to …
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