The Canadian dollar gains against the USD. It was trading 0.4% higher at 1.2477 to the USD, or 80.15 US cents, after touching its strongest intraday level since Jan. 20 at 1.2471. It was the ninth consecutive day of gains for the Canadian currency, which is the longest winning streak …
Read More »Baker Hughes: Weekly US Oil-Drilling Rig Count Climbs
Baker Hughes on Friday reported that the number of active US rigs drilling for oil was up by seven to 531 this week. That followed a decline of three oil rigs the week before, Baker Hughes data show. The total active US rig count, which includes those drilling for natural …
Read More »Oil is falling as fears of a supply crunch recede
Oil prices fell on Friday as supply concerns eased as European Union countries remained divided over an oil embargo on Russia, while the United States and its allies considered releasing more oil from storage to calm markets. Brent crude futures fell 46 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $118.57 a barrel …
Read More »Oil prices fall on hopes for Iran nuclear deal, supply concerns persist
On Thursday, oil prices fell in volatile trade as investors assessed the possibility of fresh supplies in markets with tight oil supplies amid hopes of a new nuclear deal with Iran. Brent crude futures fell 58 cents, or 0.48 percent, to $ 121.02 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate crude …
Read More »WTI touches fresh weekly highs around $114.00
The oil bulls remain in control with WTI up more than $5.0 on the day in the $114.00 area. WTI has now recovered more than 50% of its pullback from multi-year highs near $130 to $93 earlier this month. Traders have cited a major Russian pipeline outage, a bullish US …
Read More »Oil rises in turbulent trading after Caspian Sea pipeline disruption
Oil prices rose in volatile trading on Wednesday due to disruptions in crude exports from Russia and Kazakhstan via the Caspian Sea pipeline. The price of Brent crude futures rose $3.13, or 2.7 percent, to record $118.61 a barrel. The price had fallen earlier to 114.45 dollars a barrel. The …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Tuesday 22 March
The US dollar edged lower against most major rivals on Tuesday, except against the Japanese yen, with USD/JPY soaring to 121.02, its highest since February 2016. Economic DataManufacturing activity in the US central Atlantic region rebounded in March after growing marginally in February, according to a survey from the Federal …
Read More »USD/CAD Climbs On Hawkish Comments By Fed Policymakers
The USD/CAD grinds higher after five days in the red territory. Fed’s Chair Powell approves 50 bps rate hikes and could happen not just once. The USD/CAD The USD/CAD snaps five days of consecutive losses amid a risk-on market mood. At the same time, oil prices ease from around $115.00, …
Read More »Oil prices drop below $114 as EU split over Russian oil embargo
Oil prices fell below $114 a barrel on Tuesday, giving up part of their 7 percent gains on Monday, as European Union member states split over a possible ban on Russian oil, but persistent supply risks limited prices. The bloc’s foreign ministers were divided over whether to join the United …
Read More »WTI Rallies To $110 As EU Ponders Russia Oil Embargo
The bulls are firmly back in control of global oil markets following a series of bullish catalysts over the weekend which has sent the front-month WTI future as nearly $5.0 higher on the session to test the $110 per barrel area. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rumbles on and …
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