OPEC+ has postponed two meetings scheduled for the current week in order to avail more time to evaluate the implications of the latest coronavirus update about the emergence of a highly mutated variant.The group had moved the meeting of its joint technical committee to Wednesday from Monday, and the meeting …
Read More »Oil War Continues: OPEC+ To React as Biden Threatens To Tap Reserves
Oil prices rose on Monday, rebounding from recent losses, on reports that OPEC+ could adjust plans to raise oil production if large consuming countries release crude from their reserves or if the coronavirus pandemic dampens demand. This marks the latest development in the market after weeks long tug-of-war game. Brent …
Read More »Weekly Recap 15-19 November
It is becoming more and more obvious that the current historic inflation levels have ignited growing calls to speed taper. The US Federal Reserve is setting the scene for a new debate between hawkish and dovish approaches regarding the stimulus withdrawal, tapering and interest rate hike. Major peers, such as …
Read More »Two Sources: OPEC+ Compliance With Oil Production Cuts Reached 116% in October
Two sources familiar with the matter said that the commitment of the OPEC+ group to oil production cuts amounted to 116 percent in October, up from 115 percent in September. This indicates that the group continues to produce within the framework of the agreed goals. The data showed that the …
Read More »Market drivers – US Session – 18-11-2021
US shares markets witnessed a mild improvement in trading sentiment, despite printing a mixed daily performance for Thursday. The reason could be linked to the strong US data and comments from the Fed policymakers, as well as a pullback in the US inflation expectations and the Treasury yields.The Dollar Index’s …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 17-11-2021
US shares, treasury yields and the US dollar reversed direction and closed lower, Wednesday. The three assets were negatively several by several factors in the markets, most notably the decision by Amazon.com to stop accepting payments with Visa cards in the UK as of 2022 in addition to negative data …
Read More »Washington Asks Big Countries To Coordinate Oil Reserve Releases
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 »Oil Falls as The Dollar Rises on Bets That The Fed Will Raise Interest Rates
Oil prices fell on Friday, erasing gains made in the previous session, as the dollar continued to rise on bets that the US central bank would present plans to raise interest rates to curb inflation. In Asian trading, US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 26 cents, or 0.3%, to …
Read More »OPEC Depressed Production Target In October
OPEC’s crude oil production rose by 217,000 barrels per day to 27.453 million bpd in October, but still fell short of its share of the 400,000-bpd total output hike of the OPEC+ .Under the OPEC+ deal, the ten OPEC members bound by the OPEC+ pact should be raising their combined …
Read More »Oil Rises Due to a Sudden Drop in US Crude Stocks
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, continuing the strong gains recorded in the previous session, after data in the sector revealed that US crude stocks fell unexpectedly last week, with travel demand starting to recover in the short term with the easing of pandemic restrictions. Brent crude futures rose 44 cents, …
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