Oil prices remained stable on Friday due to downward revisions in U.S. employment data and renewed ceasefire talks in Gaza, which alleviated supply disruption concerns. Brent crude futures and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose by 0.1% each, while Brent futures fell by 3% this week to $77.32 a barrel, and WTI lost…
Amidst a strong dollar, an increase in US Treasury yields, and risk aversion in the global markets, the rupee declined sharply in the previous week, breaking through the significant resistance level of 83.00. The US economy was shown to be resilient by a deluge of strong economic data, which gave the dollar and yields a…
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…
After industry data revealed a significantly steeper-than-expected draw in crude oil stocks last week in the U.S., the largest fuel consumer in the world, oil prices climbed more than 1% on Wednesday, trading close to their highest level since April. While U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude increased by 84 cents, or 1.03%, to $82.21 per…
Yesterday, crude oil fell by -4.64% to trade at 5756 as worries about the U.S. debt ceiling agreement dampened the market’s risk-on mood and conflicting signals from key producers muddied the supply outlook ahead of their meeting this weekend. Last week, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman cautioned short-sellers who were wagering that oil…
Oil prices increased on Tuesday amid expectations that the world’s largest oil consumer, the United States, will increase demand as a result of the debt ceiling agreement. Gains were restrained, however, by worries about future interest rate increases and the potential for OPEC+ to maintain current output quotas. Today morning, Brent crude futures had increased…
Early Friday morning Asian trading saw a minor decline in oil prices as hopes that a U.S. debt default will be avoided were weighed against persistent inflation statistics that might signal future interest rate increases from central banks around the world. Brent futures were down 2 cents at $75.84 per barrel on today morning. West…
A better gasoline demand report from the United States, the world’s biggest oil user, helped oil prices recover on Thursday after falling by more than a dollar a barrel the previous day. In the morning session, the price of Brent crude futures increased by 56 cents, or 0.7%, to $76.97 per barrel, while the price…
Early trading on Wednesday showed little movement in oil prices as industry data revealed an unexpected increase in U.S. crude and petrol inventories, allaying concerns about a supply shortage prior to OPEC producers cutting their output. U.S. oil futures have shifted into backwardation, with the front-month contract trading 6 cents higher than the second month,…
As the market anticipated a possible U.S. recession in 2023, crude oil futures dropped below $80 a barrel on Wednesday morning. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), December crude oil futures were trading at $6,177 in the first hour of trading on Wednesday morning, up from the previous close of $6,153 by 0.39 percent, and…
