Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday, paring losses incurred in the previous session, while the dollar slipped to reduce the impact of sweeping restrictions to combat Covid-19 in China, stoking fears of slowing fuel demand in the second-largest crude consumer in the world. the scientist. Brent crude futures …
Read More »Oil falls due to Covid restrictions and weak factory activity data in China
Oil prices fell on Monday after weaker-than-expected factory activity data from China and on concerns that the expansion of COVID-19 restrictions could curb demand. Brent crude futures fell 63 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $95.14 a barrel by 0420 GMT, after falling 1.2 percent on Friday. US West Texas Intermediate …
Read More »Oil rises thanks to strong US crude exports
Oil prices rose on Thursday, October 27, to continue rising more than 3% in the previous session, supported by record-high US crude exports and a weak dollar. Still, persistent concerns about weak demand in China limited gains in Asia. By 03:32 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 20 cents, or 0.2%, …
Read More »Oil falls on rising US inventories, supply fears limit losses
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after industry data showed that crude stocks in the United States rose more than expected, but supply concerns limited losses. Brent crude futures for December were down 72 cents, or 0.8 percent, at $92.80 a barrel by 0330 GMT, after closing up 26 cents in …
Read More »Oil prices fall after data on weak Chinese demand
Oil prices fell 2 percent on Monday after Chinese data showed that demand from the world’s largest importer of crude remained weak in September, as strict anti-Covid-19 policies and restrictions on fuel exports reduced consumption. Brent crude futures fell $1.67, or 1.8 percent, to $91.83 a barrel by 0855 GMT, …
Read More »Oil prices fall as hopes of increasing Chinese demand fade
Oil prices fell on Friday for a second week as investor concerns about the impact of sharp increases in interest rates on energy consumption dashed hopes related to rising Chinese demand and production cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies. Patrick Harker, Federal Reserve Chairman …
Read More »Oil stabilizes, affected by interest rate hike fears
Oil prices approached stability on Friday, as optimism about a possible increase in energy demand in China dashed and markets weighed on fears of rising inflation. Brent crude futures fell 12 cents to trade at $92.26 a barrel by 0219 GMT. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell four cents to …
Read More »Oil rebounds amid news of possible easing of quarantine measures in China
Oil prices rose nearly $1 on Thursday as investor sentiment rose on news that China is considering reducing the duration of the quarantine for arrivals. By 0610 GMT, Brent crude futures for December settlement rose 80 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $92.21 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for …
Read More »EIA: US oil inventories decline by 1.72M
The weekly report by the US Energy Information Administration showed a decline in crude oil inventories of 1.725M against expectations of an increase by 1.38M during the week ending October 14. Cushing crude oil inventories rose by 583K and gasoline inventories by declined by 114K.Crude oil prices are steady after …
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