Oil prices retreated by 1% on Monday as investors are concerned about economic storm clouds that could foretell a looming global recession and erosion of fuel demand amid probable tight supply .Brent crude futures fell 96 cents, or 1%, to $96.96 a barrel by 11:31 a.m. EDT (1531 GMT). West …
Read More »Oil is falling from its highest level in five weeks
Oil prices fell on Monday from five-week highs as the market took profits following strong gains last week amid expectations of tight supplies after the OPEC+ decision to cut production and before the European Union imposed a ban on Russian oil. Brent crude futures fell 81 cents, or 0.8 percent, …
Read More »Markets’ Weekly Recap, October 3-10
The latest escalation in the Russia-Ukraine has been sending waves of fear to almost all financial assets, following an explosion that destroyed a part of the bridge in Crimea which is crucial for Russia’s war supplies. Escalation also contributed to the market’s sour sentiment. On the same line could be …
Read More »Oil Finishes Week With Significant Gains
Crude oil prices were able to finish the trading week with significant gains. WTI rose more than $10 per barrel this week as OPEC+ agreed to slash its production for November by 2 million barrels per day.The November contract WTI prices rose to $92.64 (+4.43%) at the time of writing …
Read More »Oil is heading for weekly gains after the OPEC + decision to cut production
Oil prices rose on Friday and headed for gains for the second week in a row, supported by the decision of OPEC + to make the largest supply cut since 2020, despite concerns about a recession and higher interest rates. The cut decided by the OPEC + cartel, which includes …
Read More »U.S. bill pressuring OPEC+ after oil production cut gains momentum
Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday gave momentum to a bill pressuring OPEC+ after the group announced a deep cut in oil production this week despite lobbying by President Joe Biden’s administration to keep the taps open. The so-called No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) bill gained …
Read More »Oil stabilizes as focus returns to US economic data
Oil prices stabilized on Friday, before the announcement of important US economic data, after rising more than one percent in the previous session, after the decision of the OPEC + group of oil producers regarding production targets. By 0339 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 11 cents to $94.31 a barrel. …
Read More »Oil confirms the breach and the bullish correction continues 6/10/2022
US crude oil futures prices achieved strong gains during the previous session within the expected bullish track during the last analysis, touching the official target at 87.65, and recording the highest level at 88.40. Technically, the daily trend is still bullish, with the simple moving averages supporting the bullish price …
Read More »OPEC+ agree to cut oil production to boost sliding prices
OPEC + decided to cut production by two million barrels per day during the meeting that ended a while ago in Vienna. According to the news, the reduction will take effect next November. Oil prices reversed their downward trend after the OPEC + decision was issued, to start recording increases …
Read More »Reuters: OPEC+ JMMC agrees on oil output cuts of 2 mln bpd
OPEC+ key ministers, known as the joint ministerial monitoring committee, has agreed on oil production cuts of 2 million barrels per day, three OPEC+ sources said according to Reuters.
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