Oil prices tumbled on Wednesday, dragged down by signs of restraint from Israel in its response to the Iranian attack, as well as a further unexpected jump in US crude inventories. Consequently, Brent crude stood at $87.29 a barrel, while WTI crude reached $82.69 a barrel, with both contracts dropping by around 3% day-on-day.
read more... 18/04/2024
Oil prices extended gains on Friday , amid worries about supply constraints due to the Middle East conflict. Brent crude rose by 1% to $91.17, while WTI Crude edged 0.4% higher at $86.19.
read more... 08/04/2024
Oil prices surged on Thursday, reaching their highest level since October amid heightened geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as continuously tighter supply. As a result, Brent crude closed at $90.65 a barrel, while WTI crude reached $86.59 a barrel, with both contracts climbing by 1.4% day-on-day.
read more... 05/04/2024
Oil prices surged to their highest level in five months on Tuesday amid worries about supply constraints. The surge was fuelled by fears of retaliatory actions from Iran following a fatal strike, attributed to Israel, on an Iranian diplomatic facility in Damascus. Brent crude rose by 2% to $88.92 a barrel, while WTI Crude posted a 2% decrease to $85.15 a barrel.
read more... 03/04/2024
Crude oil prices extended losses yesterday as worries about a potential economic slowdown in the Eurozone intensified, driven by an unanticipated decrease indicated by the October PMI data. Nonetheless, Middle East tensions restrained the decline. As a result, Brent crude declined by about 2% to end at $88.07 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude traded 3.4% lower at $83.74 a barrel.
read more... 25/10/2023