Oil prices posted a slight decline in early Asian trading on Friday, as optimism that a US default could be avoided was offset by high inflation data that could warn central banks around the world are heading to raise interest rates. Brent two-year crude futures fell to $75.84 a barrel …
Read More »Oil suffers losses amid stronger US dollar, rising inventories
The price of oil is trading with significant losses, while the US dollar managed to consolidate its performance on the back of the Federal Reserve’s statements adopting tightening monetary policy, and the uncertainty about the outcome of the US debt ceiling negotiations.Latest data revealed a larger-than-expected rise in crude inventories, …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, February 27 – March 3
The dollar fell from the highest level in two and a half months against the yen on Friday and headed towards recording its first weekly loss since January against other major currencies as dealers try to determine the course of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. The yen, particularly sensitive to …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, Feb 20-24
Risky assets retreated following Friday’s inflation report, with bitcoin losing about $762.36 to trade below $23,190.00, within a few dollars of its lowest level of this week. Nasdaq 100 futures were down 1.9%, and S&P 500 futures are lower by 1.4%. The January PCE Price Index unexpectedly rose to 5.4% …
Read More »Crude oil higher in daily trading, flat for the week
Oil edged higher in the volatile US trading session on Friday. For the week, oil is flat as crude prices are boosted by expectations of lower Russian exports. WTI is seemingly pressured by rising US inventories as well as concerns over global economic activity.Brent crude futures earlier traded at $83.16 …
Read More »WTI rises despite increasing US inventories
The Western Texas Intermediate crude prices advance more than 2%, trimming its Wednesday losses that were mainly the result of the stronger US dollar. US stockpiles have increased the most since 2021, as reported by the US Energy Information Agency. The US crude is trading at $75.43 at the time …
Read More »Oil Falls After Massive Crude Inventory Build Confirmed By EIA
Crude oil prices fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an inventory build of 16.3 million barrels for the week to February 10.This compared with a build of 2.4 million barrels for the previous week, extending a string of weekly builds, some of them quite sizeable, which …
Read More »Petroleum Institute: US oil stocks fell 1.3 million barrels
The American Petroleum Institute said that crude oil inventories fell by 1.3 million barrels in the week ending on the fourteenth of October. According to the weekly report of the American Institute, gasoline stocks in the United States decreased by 2.2 million barrels last week, and distillate stocks fell by …
Read More »US oil inventories rose by 1.9 million barrels
The American Petroleum Institute said that crude oil inventories rose by 1.9 million barrels in the week ending on the fifteenth of July. The weekly report of the American Institute revealed that gasoline stocks rose by 1.3 million barrels last week, while distillate stocks decreased by 2.2 million barrels. The …
Read More »US Crude oil inventory poised to rise above expectations
Ahead of US official government data scheduled release on Wednesday, the privately surveyed oil stock data has been released:Crude +1.860M vs. +1.4M barrels expected. Gasoline +1.290M vs. +0.1M bbls expected.Distillate -2.153M vs +1.2M expected. Cushing +0.523M.WTI crude for August delivery closed up US$1.62 to US$104.22 per barrel a day prior …
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