On Monday, crude oil prices decreased amid continued global macroeconomic concerns. Sluggish economic recovery in China combined with ongoing macro uncertainty in the US outweighed production cuts from both Saudi Arabia and Russia. Thus, Brent crude slipped by 1% to settle at $77.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI crude dropped by 1.2% to end at $72.99 a barrel.
read more... 11/07/2023
Crude oil prices notched a small increase on Wednesday amid the news of further cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia. However, worries over a slowdown in the global economy and further hikes of interest rates have limited the rise. Hence, Brent crude edged 0.5% higher at $76.65 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI crude rose by 0.7% to end at $71.79 a barrel.
read more... 06/07/2023
On Monday, crude oil prices decreased amid global macroeconomic concerns and possible further interest rate hikes. Thus, Brent crude slipped by 0.3% to settle at $74.65 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI crude dropped by 1.2% to end at $69.79 a barrel.
read more... 04/07/2023
On Tuesday, crude oil prices inched lower due to weaker macroeconomic data from China. Moreover, indications of further rate hikes in the US also weighed on prices. Hence, Brent crude dropped by 2.6% to settle at $72.26 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI crude traded at $67.70 a barrel, declining by about 2.4% day-on-day.
read more... 28/06/2023
On Monday, crude oil prices rose due to concerns over global demand following the turmoil in Russia. Hence, Brent and WTI crude decreased by about 0.4% to settle at $74.18 a barrel and $69.37 a barrel, respectively.
read more... 27/06/2023