Higher Demand Forecasts Are Helping Crude Oil Prices Recover

Oil prices rose by 0.32% to settle at 6911 due to an optimistic demand outlook and ongoing supply risks. The Federal Reserve may delay interest rate cuts until September due to rising inflation. However, concerns arose as U.S. gasoline stockpiles fell less than expected, while distillate stockpiles rose, signalling a potential demand slowdown. U.S. crude…

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Aluminium Prices Slid During Profit Booking as Supply Concerns Caused Prices to Rise

Aluminium prices saw a minor decrease of -0.59%, ending at 235.4, due to investors booking profits after previous advances spurred by supply fears due to sanctions on Russian metals. The actions taken by Washington and London to limit exchanges’ acceptance of aluminium produced in Russia had an additional effect on market dynamics. According to LME…

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Aluminum Prices Slid During Profit Booking as Supply Concerns Caused Prices to Rise

Aluminum prices declined significantly yesterday, ending at 236 due to profit-taking after rising by -3.02%. Sanction fears on Russian metals affected the market dynamics and led to limiting key exchanges like LME and CME. The available LME aluminum stockpiles dropped to the lowest level since August 2022 at 171,200 tonnes due to increased supply concerns.China’s…

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A significant excess of gas in storage caused a decrease in natural gas prices

Yesterday’s natural gas price decrease of -0.07% to 146.8 was somewhat expected given the market’s ongoing struggles with a substantial surplus. However, expectations of milder weather for the coming week meant that demand for the commodity would likely increase, so the downside was limited. Prices were also somewhat supported by increased gas flow to LNG…

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Oil prices dip as Iran-Israel fears cool, economic jitters persist

Amid mounting optimism that the Iran-Israel crisis won’t develop, oil prices dropped in Asian trade on Monday, consolidating losses from the previous week. Crude prices had also suffered sharp declines over the previous week due to concerns about a slowdown in demand and the bad state of the global economy, which somewhat countered rising tensions…

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