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Front-month WTI futures saw a sharp, sudden drop in recent trade, falling from the $116/barrel area to print daily lows in the $104/barrel area in a matter of minutes, before recovering to around $110 once more where it now trades down over $14 on the day. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …

In an interview on Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad, Director of Research and Development Department at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, tackled the latest developments in financial markets, particularly the most prominent one; namely the surging oil prices that touched record levels, he also commented …

Both Brent and WTI crude oil benchmarks slipped back to pre-invasion levels on Friday afternoon, dashing the predictions of some that the oil markets would see apocalyptic pricing.As Russia moved into Ukraine on Thursday by land, air, and sea, crude oil prices shot up in an already volatile oil market. …

Stocks in Europe were sharply lower, but the S&P 500 rebounded after an early decline. Energy markets swung wildly, and shares in Moscow collapsed. Oil prices and global stock markets swung wildly on Thursday after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, raising fears of a wider economic crisis that could …

Crude oil prices stabilized on Monday, with front-month WTI futures last trading flat in the $92.00 per barrel area, as traders weigh ongoing escalation in the Russia-Ukraine crisis against the rising likelihood of a new US/Iran nuclear pact. According to the news flow coming out of Russia, President Vladimir Putin …

The USD/CAD pair saw choppy trading conditions on Thursday and is back to flat around 1.2680 having been as high as 1.2734.Geopolitics remains the main talking point in the market, with investors jittery as NATO/Russia relations sour, shelling resumes in Ukraine.At one point, the pair was rallying as high as …

Crude oil markets stabilized on Monday after printing fresh highs earlier in the day, supported by the ongoing tense geopolitical backdrop in Eastern Europe and continued tight global oil market conditions. Front-month WTI futures, which have swung between multi-year highs near $95.00 and session lows just above $92.00, currently trade …

West Texas Intermediate crude dipped on Tuesday amid profit-taking though has recovered from session lows near $89.00 back above the $90.00 level.Analysts cited chatter about a potential US-Iran nuclear programme deal and President Macron’s Moscow visit as weighing on prices.Front-month WTI futures pulled back from close to seven-year highs on …

Front-month WTI futures surged above the $90.00 level for the first time since 2014 in recent trade on Thursday, taking their on-the-day gains to more than $2.0, which would mark the best one-day performance in three weeks. No specific one fundamental catalyst can be singled out as behind the recent …

Front-month WTI futures touched fresh seven-year peaks on Friday, reaching $88.82 for the first time since October 2014, before pulling back somewhat to just below $88.00 again. Still, that leaves WTI trading more than 50 cents higher on the session and about $3.0 higher on the week. WTI is on …