Wall Street indices increased by more than 1%, but the US dollar declined as market mood improved. But the US dollar received support from higher yields. The odds of a rate hike in June increased due to positive US economic statistics, optimism about a debt ceiling agreement, and a decrease …
Read More »WTI soars 3% on optimistic IEA forecast amid debt ceiling talks
In the second half of 2023, the International Energy Agency forecasts a 2 million bpd supply deficit. The rise in oil prices is a result of positive developments in the US debt ceiling negotiations. Due to a slowdown in China’s economic growth, US crude oil prices are rising despite rising …
Read More »After CPI, WTI holds around the $72.80s, down on the day.
Following a string of news stories that put pressure on crude prices, WTI is consolidating. Risk-off sentiment and business data cause crude to decline by more than 1%.After the United States reported that inflation in April fell for a tenth consecutive month, WTI crude is down on the day by …
Read More »WTI defends four-day winning streak ahead of US inflation data
WTI bulls take a breather after four-day uptrend, sidelined of late. US SPI refill concerns, geopolitical woes join sluggish US Dollar to favor Oil buyers. Mixed sentiment, recession fears and US debt-ceiling jitters weigh on commodity price.WTI crude oil remains static around mid-$73.00s amid the early hours of Wednesday’s Asian …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 01/05/2023
Financial assets went through quite, but volatile, trading conditions on Monday, despite most major countries celebrating Labour Day, keeping local markets closed to observe the occasion.Oil prices were down sharply on Monday after the latest manufacturing data showed that the sector contracted for the 5th straight month in April, ending …
Read More »Oil price rallies ahead of the weekend
As traders bet on a rebound following the most recent pullback, WTI oil was able to settle back above the $76 mark. The price of WTI crude oil has increased by +2.70% to $76.78. At $80.14, Brent crude has increased by +2.45%. As news of a lightning strike at the …
Read More »WTI’S comeback closes chart gap as EIA slammed by OPEC
WTI crude oil is up by some 0.6% and has traveled within a range of between $75.24 and $74.08 so far. Following two days of losses that cut prices to the lowest since late March, the black gold is back on the mend in a mini short squeeze.WTI has closed …
Read More »WTI declines, crude oil futures expected to settle at $74.30
Oil ignored the official reports issued regarding a sharp decline in US inventories of oil and oil products, to continue the decline for the second consecutive session on Wednesday. Crude bulls focused on the sharp rise in recession fears besieging the US economy in the recent period, as the US …
Read More »Oil rises, supported by the decline in US crude and fuel inventories
Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Wednesday after data from the sector showed a significant drop in crude oil inventories ahead of government data. Brent crude rose 16 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $80.93 a barrel by 0006 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 25 cents, …
Read More »USD/CAD rallies, benefits from risk aversion
The USD/CAD currency pair gained on Tuesday, moving up more than 0.7% from a day’s low of 1.3524 to a high of 1.3637. The risk sentiment in Europe has deteriorated due to resurfacing banking concerns, and this is sinking all ships, with high beta currencies like the Canadian Dollar bearing …
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