Crude oil prices lost ground on Thursday due to concerns about economic growth in both the United States and China, which overshadowed the impact of extended supply cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia. Hence, Brent crude traded around 1% lower at $89.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude fell by 0.8% to end at $86.87 a barrel.
read more... 08/09/2023
Crude oil prices increased on Tuesday amid announcement that Saudi Arabia and Russia will extend production cuts until December 2023. Stronger manufacturing data from China lent further support on price. Hence, Brent crude traded around 1% higher at $90.04 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude rose by 0.9% to end at $86.69 a barrel.
read more... 06/09/2023
Group of 20 nations have increased per capita emissions nearly 7% from coal-fired power since 2015, with China and India adding new plants, and Australia's CO2 count per head nearly three times higher than the world average, research showed on Tuesday.
read more... 05/09/2023
Crude oil prices ended rather stable on Monday as markets faced another day of uncertainty over price direction. Despite China's economic stimulus measures, worries about possible additional U.S. interest rate hikes overshadowed the positive impact. Thus, Brent crude ended rather flat at $84.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude edged 0.3% higher at $80.10 a barrel.
read more... 29/08/2023
Oil prices fell slightly on Tuesday due to the worsening economic outlook in China and uncertainties surrounding the possible impact of the economic slowdown in the US. Thus, Brent crude edged 0.5% down at $84.03 a barrel, while WTI crude traded 1.3% lower at $79.64 a barrel.
read more... 23/08/2023