On Friday, Russia announced it might cut oil output early in January. The US markets are due to close earlier on Friday amid the Christmas holidays.The American WTI crude price retreated modestly after reaching a fresh monthly high. Crude oil prices are up on Friday, with the West Texas Intermediate …
Read More »Oil prices are rising after reaching their lowest levels in 2022
Oil prices recovered in early Asian trade on Thursday after tumbling to their lowest level this year, as production and gasoline inventories rose in the United States as concerns grew that an economic slowdown could weaken demand for fuel. Brent crude futures rose $1 to $78.17 a barrel, by 0600 …
Read More »WTI touch fresh daily lows on accelerating recession woes
West Texas Intermediate has fallen to the lowest in nearly one year. Recession-linked concerns dominate the market sentiment and the Fed’s rate decision next week is awaited with all open eyes.The American crude fell to the lowest in nearly a year on Wednesday despite the good news in China’s steps …
Read More »Credit Suisse’s Pozsar: Gold price could double to $3,600 in this case
According to Credit Suisse’s Zoltan Pozsar “gold could double to $3,600 per ounce if Russia responds to G7’s oil price cap by a decision accepting gold for crude oil amid what he has described as unthinkable macro scenarios”.Pozsar further noted that a year-end money-market liquidity crunch is probable if Russia …
Read More »Oil is falling near its lowest level in 2022, under pressure from economic concerns
Oil futures witnessed little change in Asian trading on Wednesday, December 7th, as fears about the impact of the cap imposed by the West on the price of Russian oil were offset by hopes for an improvement in demand from China, which kept the markets in anticipation after a sharp …
Read More »WTI still defensive on fresh geopolitical escalation
The WTI crude oil is maintaining its defensive stance after posting the biggest daily loss in two weeks. News has said that Ukrainian drones renew fresh geopolitical fears by attacking deep inside Russia. The said drones attacked military bases hundreds of miles inside Russia and escalated war. This serious development …
Read More »Noor Capital | Interview with Muhammad Hashad on the Dubai TV – December 05, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YX52n-6nIIn an interview on Dubai TV, Mohamed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the financial markets, most notably the following:Oil PricesMuhammad Hashad – at the very beginning – commented on the …
Read More »Oil falls amid data, mixed worries
Oil prices fell nearly 3% on Monday, following US service sector data that has added to worries that the Fed could continue its aggressive policy tightening path. So, the data caused oil and stock markets to pare gains.Brent crude futures were down $2.18, or 2.6%, at $83.39 a barrel by …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap November 28 – December 2
The weaker US dollar and risk aversion were in news headlines most of the time during Friday’s US trading session. The positive employment report on the United States suggested the Fed might need to keep hiking rates to ease a contracted labour market, though it failed to reinforce the US …
Read More »Oil ETFs fall following EU’s price cap on Russian oil
Friday witnessed losses of both ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas and the US Natural Gas Fund by almost 13% and 6.6%, respectively, during midday trading. Two of the largest energy-focused ETFs, the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund and the iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF , both …
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