Biden’s administration asked some of the world’s largest oil consuming countries to consider releasing a portion of their crude reserves in a coordinated effort to lower prices and stimulate the economic recovery.Reuters has quoted anonymous sources to convey the news late on Wednesday night. It is noteworthy that WTI crude …
Read More »USD/CAD Records Fresh Highs
USD/CAD practically touched fresh highs at 1.2610 on Wednesday. The pair could slightly eclipse last week’s 1.2604 high and has since dropped back from session extremes a little.Crude oil markets have encountered pressure in recent hours, with WTI and Brent both now down by more than $2.0 during US session …
Read More »Will White House Tap Oil Reserves?
Oil prices slipped to a one-week low on Monday on expectations on supply boost and weaker demand under pressures from recent surge in energy costs, the strong dollar and increasing COVID-19 cases.On Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged Biden’s administration to tap into Emergency Petroleum Reserves (SPR) to lower …
Read More »Oil Prices Under Accelerating Pressure
A handful of bearish factors are driving oil prices lower, with both WTI and Brent set for a third successive weekly loss.While crude prices have been relatively range-bound recently, hovering within the $80-85 per barrel range, they are expected to suffer their third weekly decline in a row. Yet, beyond …
Read More »WTI awaits potential SPR Release
Oil prices are consolidating on Thursday ahead of the U. S. open, with front-month futures contracts of the American benchmark for WTI, swinging either side of the $81.00 per barrel mark. Subdued trading conditions are not too surprising given thin liquidity conditions in U. S. markets, Thursday’s consolidation comes after …
Read More »WTI Unevenly Traded Around $82.00
`Crude oil prices have been uneven during recent trading but continue to trade with a positive bias on the day.Front-month futures contracts for the U. S. WTI, currently trades close to $82.00/barrel, having swung between the $81.30-$82.60 at various points throughout the U. S. session. WTI currently trades with on-the-day …
Read More »CAD at mercy of oil price fluctuations
USD/CAD is currently trading at highs of the day slightly tend to uptrend to 1.2450 per barrel mark, sharply up from Asia Pacific session lows around the 1.2400 level, the pair is trading as a function of oil prices more than anything else. Crude oil prices have reversed sharply from …
Read More »WTI crude oil reacts to OPEC’s decision by retreating to $81
As widely anticipated, OPEC+ has agreed to stick to their existing plan to increase output by 400K barrels per day/month in December. Despite this news, trade has been uneven over the last hour, with oil prices having fallen back sharply from earlier highs. Front-month WTI futures, which were above $83.00 …
Read More »Can Biden Bend OPEC Meeting to Washington’s Will?
While U. S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders in Glasgow continue efforts to fight climate change, OPEC ministers meet today under mounting pressure from Washington, New Delhi and Beijing to pump more crude oil, and here lies a significant paradox.OPEC meeting, Thursday, is poised to defy the U. …
Read More »Oil prices surge on demand despite China reserves release
Oil prices settled higher on Monday as expectations of solid winter demand and a belief that a key producer group will not change the current production pace fast helped reverse initial losses caused by the release of fuel reserves by No. 1 world energy consumer China.Brent crude futures settled up …
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