Oil prices fell on Wednesday on fears that a rising number of COVID-19 cases in China, the world’s largest oil importer, would impede the Asian country’s economic recovery as it eases pandemic restrictions, curbing oil demand growth. And by 0710 GMT, Brent crude futures for February delivery fell 68 cents, …
Read More »WTI crude price benefits from Putin’s ban on oil supply
Crude oil prices are up on Tuesday, helped by the ruling optimism that pushes most stock markets into the gain territory.China has also eased covid-related restrictions, as the local government puts the focus on economic growth, and this consequently boosted the overall market sentiment. Some news agencies report that the …
Read More »WTI trades higher on several factors
WTI futures are trading higher for the second consecutive day on Thursday, to depart the last two weeks’ downtrend. WTI crude has extended its recovery from Tuesday’s lows at $82.15 to session highs at $87.10 before retreating around $86.00 zone. The American crude is trading at $84.47 per barrel at …
Read More »Senators Call For More Sanctions On Russian Oil
On Tuesday, Democratic and Republican senators asked for imposing secondary sanctions on international banks to strengthen a price cap G7 countries plan to impose on Russian oil over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.The news adds momentum to the prevalent risk aversion and exerts downside pressure on the AUD/USD prices but fails …
Read More »OPEC members ponder output increase, exempting Russia
The OPEC+ group of producers continues to underproduce, which had taken the sting out of the highly anticipated 430k bpd output hike this month.While there are no formal plans to push OPEC to increase oil output, some members have plans for so doing particularly given that Russian output is likely …
Read More »EU diplomat: Bloc agrees to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by end of 2022
EU leaders are meeting for an off-schedule summit with some progress regarding Russian sanctions. The EU Council President Charles Michel said the officials have agreed to ban the export of Russian oil to the EU. According to Michel, the EU ”agrees to de-swifting the largest Russian bank Sberbank, banning 3 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday 30 May
The US dollar remains under pressure in the first trading day of the week, sliding against most major rival currencies. The USD/JPY pair, however, edged higher amid the better tone of stocks markets.Economic Data No remarkable economic data was released on Monday. Other Developments EU representatives are still discussing the …
Read More »Are Knots Getting Tighter Around Russian Economy?
If the Russian ruble is, against any practical scale, an indicator of the nation’s economic conditions, one can easily conclude that an initial storm has been caused by the West’s sanctions. When the West reacted to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine with a bulk of financial and trade sanctions, the …
Read More »Noor Capital | Dubai TV Mohammed Hashad’s Interview, 30 May 2022
In an interview on Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development Department at Noor Capital and a member of the US Society of Technical Analysts, commented on the latest developments of the financial markets The fear of the shortage of supplies led the American crude oil to the …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, 23 – 27 May
Wall Street closed sharply higher on Friday, as signs of inflation peaking and then data on consumer spending increased investor optimism that the Federal Reserve would be able to tighten monetary policy without pushing the economy into recession. All three major US stock indexes halted their longest streak of weekly …
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