Tag Archives: Oil Prices

Oil prices fell on Monday after Russia’s private military group Wagner revolted at the weekend, although political instability did not appear to pose an immediate threat to oil supplies from one of the world’s top producers. And by 0900 GMT, Brent crude futures fell eight cents, or 0.1 percent, to …

Oil prices maintained most of the gains achieved on Wednesday in early trading on Thursday, while markets assessed a sudden drop in US crude stocks against the possibility of weak demand after the Federal Reserve Chairman hinted at the possibility of further interest rate hikes. And by 0015 GMT, Brent …

On Wednesday, oil prices extended losses for the third day in a row, on the back of the dollar’s rise thanks to the recovery of the US housing market, while demand concerns persisted, fearing that monetary stimulus in China will not be enough to revive growth. Brent crude futures fell …

The WTI fell to a five-day low of $69.82 before edging higher to $70.63 at the ti9me of writing, seeing more than 1.50% losses. PBoC rate cuts fueled energy demand concerns among Oil traders.World indexes declined following the decision signaling a negative market sentiment. On Tuesday, the West Texas Intermediate …

The USD/CAD pair is expected to end a third consecutive week of decline as hawkish Fed speakers limit the pair’s upside potential. On Friday, the USD/CAD continued its downward momentum dropping to a low of 1.3188 and it is set to confirm a 100 pips weekly decline. At the time …

The International Energy Agency (IEA) claimed in its latest oil market analysis, published on Wednesday, that “global oil demand will grow by 2.4 million bpd this year, to a record 102.3 million bpd.” The shift to a clean energy economy is picking up pace.A peak in global oil demand is …

Investors will be following the outcomes of monetary policy meetings in the United States, the European Union, and Japan this week, from Wednesday to Friday. Uncertainty over the trajectory of interest rates has recently been common as persistent inflation maintains firm in some places and begins to surrender in others. …

Following a surprise 25 basis point (bps) rate hike in May, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board members opted to raise the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by another 25 basis points (bps) to 4.10% at its June policy meeting, delivering another hawkish surprise. According to the most recent Reuters …

The Australian dollar jumped to its highest level since mid-May on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates. And the US dollar continued its decline from the highest level in two and a half months, which it reached last week, against major currencies, after unexpectedly weak data …

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, giving up most of the gains made in the previous session, after Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, announced its intention to cut production further. Brent crude futures fell 23 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $76.48 a barrel by 0020 GMT. US West Texas …