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Oil prices rose on Friday, set for a sixth straight week of gains as geopolitical tensions continued to fuel supply concerns. Brent crude futures rose 63 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $89.97 a barrel by 1013 GMT, after reaching $91.04 on Thursday, the highest level since October 2014. West Texas …

Oil traded at a seven-year high of around $90 a barrel on Thursday as the Ukraine crisis supported prices despite signs that the US Federal Reserve would tighten monetary policy. Brent crude futures rose six cents, or 0.1 percent, to $90.02 a barrel by 1113 GMT, and West Texas Intermediate …

Brent crude futures rose more than 2% on Wednesday, surpassing $90 a barrel for the first time since 2014. The price of oil surpassed $90 a barrel on Wednesday, its highest mark in eight years as limited supply coupled with the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy …

Crude oil prices hit two-month highs on Wednesday on the back of tight supply as crude inventories in the United States fell to their lowest since 2018, and as the US dollar weakened and concerns eased about the Omicron coronavirus variant.US crude inventories retreated by 4.6 million barrels last week …

The statements of US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell came with a state of concern in the markets about the lack of supply resulting from the current events in Libya and Kazakhstan, giving a solid boost for oil prices. Powell stressed that the fed uses all tools to manage the …

WTI crude oil has pulled back from session highs above $80.00 as US equities came under selling pressure at the opening of the North American session.Crude oil is expected to continue to perform better than equities, which are suffering from the Fed’s hawkish policy, if the demand outlook remains strong.Amid …

The US dollar seesawed between gains and losses, attempting to find a clear direction and led by US Treasury yields once again. As the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield spiked to start 2022, investors have been rotating into more cyclical and value names. On Monday, the 10-year climbed as high as …

The WTI crude oil briefly eclipsed the $80 per barrel level for the first time since mid-November as OPEC+ struggles to lift output.Crude oil prices have rallied despite recent downside in global equities after hawkish Fed minutes, and are keeping an eye on Kazakhstan unrest.Front-month WTI futures have surged on …

The WTI crude oil has advanced into the $78.00s, up $4.0 from earlier weekly lows and back to pre-Omicron levels. Oil prices have shrugged off a bearish weekly US oil inventory report as post-OPEC+ meeting optimism continues on the immediate next trading session.Oil markets have shrugged off bearish weekly US …

Oil prices rose in trading on Tuesday, with investors expecting oil producers to boost supplies at Tuesday’s meeting, indicating that demand for fuel remains strong despite the spread of the Omicron mutant. Brent crude futures rose 43 cents to $79.05 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude recovered its …