The economic consequences of Russia-Ukraine conflict include price surge in Germany hitting a record and inflation in Estonia topping 20 percent. In Spain, the annual inflation has reached 8.5 percent.In Germany, starting June, for example, the government will offer reductions for the price of gas at the pump and a …
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 »European woes undermine demand for EUR/USD
Geopolitically; EU ministers cannot reach an agreement on new sanctions against Russia as ECB’s Lagarde and Fed’s Powell get ready to deliver their speeches on Tuesday, meanwhile the EUR/USD pair holds modest gains above 1.0400, corrective advance could extend to 1.0470.The EUR/USD pair ended Monday achieving modest gains in the …
Read More »Hungary’s Orban Stalls EU Oil Embargo On Russia
EU Commission chief von der Leyen’s plan to travel to see Hungary’s Orban yielded no breakthrough. The president of the European Commission has wanted Hungary to agree to stop importing Russian oil, but eventually failed to reach agreement with Hungary on Monday to secure the country’s backing for an oil …
Read More »WTI Crude Trades Above $110
Oil prices rallied for a second straight session on Thursday, with front-month WTI futures briefly hitting their highest levels in more than one month above the $110 per barrel mark before more recently pulling back closer to $109.00. The WTI crude oil rallied above $110 to hit its highest levels …
Read More »WTI trades around $100 as traders trapped by slowdowns, supply concerns
WTI trades a few dollars lower on Friday but is within recent intra-day ranges in the low $100s. Amid a lack of fresh developments, oil traders are mulling various oil market-relevant themes.Crude oil prices continue to trade in uneventful fashion, with front-month WTI futures stuck within their intra-day ranges of …
Read More »Oil is heading for a weekly decline of about 4% as demand concerns persist
Oil prices fell on Friday, heading towards a weekly decline of about four percent, affected by expectations of higher interest rates, weak global growth and restrictions to combat Covid-19 in China, which negatively affected demand, although the European Union is considering banning Russian oil imports. By 0130 GMT, Brent crude …
Read More »Oil prices rebound after heavy losses, amid fears of a lack of supply
On Wednesday, oil prices made up for the heavy losses incurred in the previous session, with attention focused on the short supply from Russia and Libya, while data showed a decline in US inventories last week. Brent crude futures rose 66 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $ 107.91 a barrel …
Read More »Crude Oil Gets Lower As WTI Reverses Down
Crude Oil has been bullish since US WTI crude reversed from $-37.50 two years ago. It headed toward $100 where it traded for some time, but the conflict in Ukraine last month sent it surging higher, especially when the US president Joe Biden decided to place sanctions on Russian oil. …
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