In a buoyant sign for the US economy, businesses stepped up their hiring last month as Omicron faded and more Americans ventured out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation.Employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, the largest monthly total since July, the Labor Department reported …
Read More »Oil Slides as US Hints Significant Progress in Iran Nuclear Talks
US State Department said on Thursday that there has been significant progress in nuclear talks with Iran and we are close to a possible deal.However, a number of difficult issues remain unresolved and we will not have a deal unless we can resolve the remaining issues quickly. Oil slid 2% …
Read More »Despite Surging Production, Russia Fails To Meet OPEC+Quota
OPEC+ met on Wednesday and will not to break from its plan to add 400,000 bpd to quotas each month, largely as expected, despite soaring oil prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Russia is estimated to have increased its crude oil production by 0.2 percent in February compared to January, but …
Read More »EUR/USD Hits Resistance As Markets Focus On Ukraine
EUR/USD is stalling on its advance in later trade on Wall Street as the price moves into what would be expected to act as a resistance area on the hourly chart. At 1.1129, the price is trading near flat on the day after climbing from a low of 1.1057 to …
Read More »Expectations of OPEC+ Commitment to Modest Production Increases
Officials said that the OPEC + bloc will likely adhere to modest oil production increases when it meets on Wednesday, with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two of the largest members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, complying with the agreement with Russia, despite the expansion …
Read More »Japan Shares Fall on Sentiment Affected by Sanctions on Russia
Japanese stocks fell after a three-session rally to close lower on Wednesday, as growing concerns about the impact of Western sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine prompted investors to shun risky assets and seek safe-havens. The Nikkei index fell 1.68 percent to close at 26,393.03 points, while …
Read More »Will OPEC+ Stick To Preset Plan Despite Ukraine’s Invasion?
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies led by Russia, known as OPEC+, have been unwinding historic production cuts they instated in 2020 after the pandemic caused an unprecedented fall in global demand.Then, former US President Donald Trump intervened to encourage Riyadh and Moscow to end a …
Read More »IEA releases 60M barrel from strategic reserves
US, IEA Agree to Release 60 Million Barrels From Oil Stockpiles Amid Ukraine’s CrisisThe US and other major oil-consuming nations said Tuesday they willl release 60 million barrels of oil from their emergency stockpiles, sending a jolt of new crude supplies into the market amid a price surge caused by …
Read More »Japan And US Finance Ministers Pledge to Incur “Maximum Costs” to Russia
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that Japan and the United States had pledged to work together to make Russia “pay a heavy price” for its invasion of Ukraine. In comments he made shortly after his online conversations with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Suzuki said the two …
Read More »Mitsubishi May Stop Production And Sales in Russia
Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors said on Tuesday it may stop producing and selling its cars in Russia, as economic sanctions against Russia could cause supply chain disruptions. Japan on Tuesday joined the United States and other allies in imposing additional sanctions on Russia, which included freezing the assets of the …
Read More »