On Tuesday, oil prices were bearish, following a decline in other risk assets. The dollar remained strong and investors anticipated further interest rate increases from central banks in order to reduce inflation. As such, Brent crude settled 1.5% lower at $90.62 a barrel. WTI crude decreased by 2.1% to $83.94.
read more... 21/09/2022
Oil prices rose on Friday as traders anticipated that OPEC+ would discuss output reductions at their meeting on September 5. Gains were however constrained by concerns about China's COVID-19 limitations and the status of the global economy. As a result, WTI crude oil moved up by 0.3% to $86.87, while Brent crude oil closed 0.7% higher at $93.02.
read more... 05/09/2022
Oil prices rose on Friday as attention shifted to the OPEC+ meeting this week and waning hopes that the producing group increasing supply soon. Thus, Brent crude oil price settled 2.7% higher to $110.01, WTI crude rose by 2.3% to $98.62 per barrel.
read more... 01/08/2022
Oil prices decreased on Tuesday as investors worried about dwindling consumer confidence and prepared for the release of an additional 20 million barrels of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. As such, WTI crude diminished by 1.8% to settle at $94.98 per barrel. At the same time, Brent crude ended 0.7% down at $104.40 a barrel.
read more... 27/07/2022
Crude oil prices rose slightly on Monday, weighed by general supply concerns and the EU ban on Russian oil, but global recession fears limited the upside. Brent crude increased by 0.9% to $114.13 a barrel.
read more... 21/06/2022