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Daily (18.04.2024): Oil prices tumbled by over 3% on Wednesday, weighed by rising US inventories and easing war fears
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
Daily (08.04.2024): Middle East conflict provided support to oil prices on Friday
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
Daily (05.04.2024): Oil prices hit their highest level since October on Thursday amid escalated geopolitical tensions and supply constraints
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
Daily (03.04.2024): Supply concerns and the Middle-East conflict boosted oil prices on Tuesday
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
Daily (25.10.2023): Oil prices continued to decline by over 2% on Tuesday, as weak European data weighs
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