Oil prices rose on Friday, supported by tight supplies and new sanctions on Iran, but prices are on track for a weekly decline after major central banks raised interest rates, which raised fears of a sharp economic slowdown. Brent crude rose 62 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $ 120.43 a …
Read More »Oil falls after US interest rate hike
Oil prices pared earlier gains and fell on Thursday, after a day of sharp declines caused by US interest rate hikes, but the attention was still focused on the supply shortage. Brent crude futures fell 45 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $118.06 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures …
Read More »Oil prices fall as the expected hiking in US
Oil prices fell on Wednesday amid concerns about fuel demand and global economic growth ahead of an expected big hike in interest rates by the Federal Reserve. Brent crude futures fell $1.27, or 1 percent, to $119.90 a barrel by 1001 GMT. The price of US West Texas Intermediate crude …
Read More »Oil prices rise as supply shortage worsens
Oil prices rose by about $1 in volatile trade on Tuesday, June 14, as the impact of global supply shortages outweighed fears that fuel demand would be hit by a recession and new restrictions imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19 in China. The price of US West Texas Intermediate …
Read More »Oil prices fell after Beijing’s warnings of an increase in Corona cases
Oil prices fell more than $2 on Monday after rising COVID-19 infections in the Chinese capital, Beijing, dashed hopes of a rapid increase in China’s demand for fuel, while concerns about global inflation and economic growth further depressed the market. Brent crude futures fell $1.81, or 1.48 percent, to $119.95 …
Read More »Oil prices are on their way to record a weekly rise
Oil prices rose on Friday and were on track to record new weekly gains, supported by strong demand for fuel in the United States, although new measures to combat Covid-19 in Shanghai and Beijing limited the gains. Brent crude rose 98 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $124.05 a barrel by …
Read More »Oil falls as demand fears exacerbate due to a new partial closure in Shanghai
Oil prices fell on Friday but remained close to three-month highs, as concerns about new anti-Covid-19 closures in Shanghai outweighed the impact of strong fuel demand in the United States, the world’s largest consumer. Brent crude futures for August delivery fell 77 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $122.30 a barrel …
Read More »Oil leaps to 13-week high on rising gasoline demand
Crude oil prices jumped over 2% to a 13-week high on Wednesday as US demand for gasoline keeps rising despite record pump prices, while expectations that China’s oil demand will increase faced growing supply concerns in several countries, including Iran.Analysts have said a nuclear deal with Iran could add about …
Read More »EU’s Mora Visiting Tehran For Coordinating Vienna Talks
Chief of European Union Foreign Policy, Enrique Mora is visiting Tehran in order to hold meetings on nuclear talks between the US, other Western powers, Russia and Iran. Mora said he is to work on closing the remaining gaps as negotiations continue. Talks, which are aimed at returning both the …
Read More »Iran Nuclear Talks Could Reach Deal Next Week
Russia’s Envoy to nuclear discussion between major world powers and Iran said on Friday that “we will have a deal maybe in the middle of next week”.European negotiators probably returned to capitals because they believe they have done their job, the envoy added.So, Iran’s deal has become a matter of …
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