WTI, drops below $80.00 per barrel on Friday, while the US Dollar remains buoyant as the US Dollar Index rises to levels last seen on May 2002, a headwind for the US dollar-denominated commodity. Therefore, WTI is trading at $78.80, below its opening price by almost 6%, after hitting a …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 22/09/22
Recession seems inevitable as stubbornly high inflation plus the escalation of the war forced policymakers’ hands. Stocks fell, while US government bond yields soared to fresh multi-year highs.Major central banks announced monetary policy decisions following the US Fed’s meeting for September with the Bank of Japan firstly, on Thursday, deciding …
Read More »WTI retreats again ahead of the Fed’s rate decision
WTI crude oil was under more pressure on Tuesday ahead of the decision by FOMC meeting that has already started on Tuesday. Traders are in anticipation of another rate hike of US interest rates to encounter high inflation. WTI was down by some 0.9% trading around $84.25 having fallen from …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 19/09/2022
The week has got a lot of volatility and most assets are in slow motion with an almost empty macroeconomic data. The UK was on holiday honoring the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Fifteen major central banks will announce their policy decisions later the week.Economic DataMonday’s U.S. economic …
Read More »Saudi crude oil exports rise in July, surpassing a two-year peak
The International Energy Forum said on Monday, citing data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI), that Saudi crude oil exports rose for the second month in a row to their highest level in more than two years. Saudi exports in July rose 2.5 percent to 7.38 million barrels per …
Read More »Basra spill pushes oil prices up, but weekly decline recorded
Oil prices slightly rose on Friday on news about Iraq’s Basra terminal’s spill. The news indicates crude supply constraint, but overall, prices are still down on the week on fears that interest rate increases will curb global economic growth and accordingly will impact global demand for fuel.Brent crude futures settled …
Read More »Reuters: Russia and Saudi Arabia see $100 a barrel as a fair price for oil
Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported on Friday that Saudi Arabia and Russia see $100 a barrel as a fair price for oil that the global economy can absorb. “Our focus is straightforward – looking at supplies and demand balances over a period of no less than a …
Read More »Oil prices fall on prospects of US rate hike
Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday, amid fears that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again next week after an unexpected rise in consumer prices in August, dispelling support from a strong outlook for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on the growth of oil demand. Brent …
Read More »Oil prices rise as supply uncertainty increases
Oil prices rose on Monday after Iran’s nuclear talks appeared to have reached a dead end and with the implementation of a Russian oil ban imminent, scarce supplies struggled to meet still-strong demand. Brent crude futures rose 88 cents, or 1 percent, to $93.72 a barrel by 1100 GMT. US …
Read More »Oil surges on supply threats
Oil prices surged about 4% on Friday, boosted by real as well as threatened cuts to supply, although futures posted a second weekly decline as aggressive interest rate hikes and China’s COVID-19 curbs weighed on the demand outlook.Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to halt oil and gas exports to …
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