Oil prices eased today in a choppy session on forecasts for slower oil demand growth in China. Adding to bearish sentiment, traders noted crude supplies from Iran and Russia have increased in recent weeks. “Oil locked in on anything and everything that has to do with China. This week, energy traders are seeing oil weakness […]
WTI crude was down 49 cents per barrel trading down to $71.29. WTI crude oil futures (and other commodities) did not settle today due to the Juneteenth holiday. Brent for August settlement traded down $US52 cents a barrel to settle at US$76.09 per barrel. Oil fell as China’s plans to support its economy were seen as insufficient […]
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” —Muhammad Ali Jobs Update Stocks closed lower on Friday of last week, but higher week over week The DOW closed lower on Friday of last week, down -108.94 points (-0.32%), closing out the week at 34,299.12, up 422.34 points week over […]
WTI for July delivery rose $1.66 per barrel to settle at $71.78 per barrel. Brent for August settlement rose 94 cents per barrel to $76.61 per barrel. Adding to this confusion are mixed signals from the physical market. Refinery outages in the U.S. and Europe are threatening to further increase crude inventories at key hubs, […]
Anyone getting whiplash out there! WTI for July delivery rose $2.35 per barrel closing at $70.62 per barrel – a one-week high. Brent for August delivery rose $2.47 per barrel closing at $75.67 per barrel. Oil rose as strengthening demand in China outweighed concerns over further interest rate hikes in the U.S at least that […]
WTI for July delivery fell $1.15 per barrel to settle at $68.27 per barrel. Brent for Crude for August delivery fell $1.09 per barrel to settle at $73.20 per barrel. Oil fell on the back of significant builds in U.S. crude stockpiles and the Federal Reserve’s hints that rate hikes will continue. Federal Reserve officials […]
Oil prices had a strong session today after yesterdays rout as China’s central bank lowered their short term lending rate for the first time in 10 months. This increased hopes of growing fuel demand on the back of the rate cut as the post pandemic recovery in China has been slower then anticipated. “The market […]
The rug was pulled out from below oil prices as jitters around the US Federal Reserve meeting later this week sparked a sharp selloff. Goldman Sachs cut its oil price forecasts early on Sunday, citing higher-than-expected supplies later this year and through 2024. The bank’s December crude price forecast now stands at $86 a barrel […]
“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” – Booker T. Washington Jobs Update Stocks closed higher on Friday of last week and mixed week over week The DOW closed […]
Oil prices fell today by more than a dollar, closing out the week with the second straight weekly decline. Both benchmarks lost more than $3 on Thursday after a media report that a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal was imminent and would result in more supply. Prices pared losses after both countries denied the report, ending about […]