With traders being cautious as they kept an eye out for potential supply disruptions due to military hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas, crude oil prices fell by -0.32% to 7161. As the skirmishes stoked concerns that the violence would move outside of Gaza, Brent and WTI both increased by more than…
The price of U.S. oil increased by about $1 a barrel on Thursday, reaching its highest level in more than a year as concerns about OPEC+ cuts headed by Saudi Arabia adding to supply shortages throughout the world. The movement was spearheaded by U.S. West Texas Intermediate oil futures (WTI), which surpassed $95 for the…
Oil prices fell in early trade on Tuesday due to worries that fuel demand will be hampered by major central banks maintaining higher interest rates for a longer period of time, even if supply is anticipated to be constrained. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were trading 1 cent lower at $89.67 while Brent crude…
Tuesday marked the fourth straight session of rising oil prices as concerns about a supply shortage brought on by Saudi Arabia’s and Russia’s prolonged production cuts increased in response to the U.S.’s lackluster shale output. While Brent crude prices, the international oil benchmark, increased by 58 cents, or 0.61%, to $95.01 per barrel, U.S. West…
On Friday, oil prices reached their highest point in ten months as a result of China reducing the amount of cash reserves that banks were required to hold in order to support its economic recovery and amid anticipation that the major cycles of global interest rate hikes were coming to an end. West Texas Intermediate…
Following a brief decline the previous day, oil prices increased on Thursday as traders’ attention returned to the prospect of a limited supply of crude for the remainder of 2023. International benchmark Brent futures increased 17 cents to $92.05 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) increased 19 cents to $88.71. The International Energy…
As investors awaited a barrage of macroeconomic data due later this week that could suggest whether Europe and the U.S. continue to boost interest rates, Brent oil futures stayed slightly above $90 a barrel on Tuesday. The benchmark Brent contract for international markets fell 6 cents to $90.58 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate oil…
As sluggish manufacturing activity harmed the outlook for global demand and the dollar remained strong, oil prices decreased marginally in early Asian trade on Friday, setting the stage for a weeklong loss. While U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude slid 18 cents, or 0.2%, to $78.91 per barrel, Brent crude dropped 16 cents, or 0.2%, to…
Fears of China’s slowing development and potential future increases in U.S. interest rates lowering fuel consumption in the two largest economies in the world caused oil prices to decline in early trade on Thursday, extending losses to a fourth straight session. While U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) was down 39 cents, or 0.49%, to…
As investors took profits on worries that future interest rate increases by central banks might stifle economic growth and global fuel demand, oil prices declined on Thursday, erasing some of the gains made the day before. The price of Brent crude futures had decreased by 27 cents, or 0.4%, to $73.76 per barrel. American West…
