Search Results for: U.S. crude
Crude stocks down, though inventories up again in Cushing
December 15th, 2016
U.S. crude stocks fell last week as refineries hiked output, while gasoline stocks increased and distillate inventories fell, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 2.6 million barrels in the last week, compared with analyst ...
Asian Stocks, Dollar Steady as Fed Day Arrives; Crude Retreats
December 14th, 2016
Asian Stocks, Dollar Steady as Fed Day Arrives; Crude Retreats Odds of a rate hike Wednesday have been at 100% all month Crude snaps four-day OPEC rally after U.S. supplies rise Markets were subdued during the Asian day as ...
Oil prices soar on global producer deal to cut crude output
December 12th, 2016
Oil prices shot to their highest levels since mid-2015 on Monday after OPEC and other producers reached their first deal since 2001 to jointly reduce output in order to rein in oversupply and prop up markets. Brent crude, the ...
Crude imports by China will probably slow by more than 60 percent in 2017
December 8th, 2016
China demand growth seen slowing as space for stockpiles fills Asia’s biggest buyer also seen reining in private refiners One of the biggest engines soaking up the world’s oil is starting to sputter. Growth in crude imports by China, the second ...
Dollar claws back some losses as investors look to U.S. data, OPEC
November 29th, 2016
The dollar clawed back some losses on Tuesday as Italian political woes weighed on the euro, though the greenback remained shy of recent highs after U.S. Treasury yields stepped back from multi-month highs. Volatile crude oil prices ahead of ...
Oil prices fall over doubts of planned crude output cut
November 28th, 2016
Oil prices fell on Monday, adding to Friday’s steep losses as doubts re-emerged over the ability of major producers to agree output cuts at a planned meeting on Wednesday aimed at reining in global oversupply. Brent crude futures LCOc1 ...
Asia stocks at one-week highs on U.S. cues; oil jumps
November 22nd, 2016
Asian stocks rose to one-week highs, helped by solid overnight gains on Wall Street, though investors were wary of chasing prices higher until President-elect Donald Trump picks his economic team. Oil extended gains. Crude oil climbed in Asian trading ...
Asian Energy Stocks Rally With Crude Oil as Dollar Holds Advance
November 21st, 2016
Japan’s Topix index caps longest rally since August 2015 Dollar index at January high as Trump spurs rate-hike bets Oil jumped on optimism OPEC will agree to a supply-cut deal, buoying Asian energy stocks. The dollar built on last ...
Oil prices pull back after another jump in U.S. supply
November 17th, 2016
Oil futures were lower in Asian trade Thursday after weekly data showed another large increase in U.S. inventories of crude. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures CLZ6, -0.22% traded 8 cents lower at $45.49 a barrel, in the ...
Oil prices extend rally, shrug off U.S. stock build
November 16th, 2016
Oil futures rose on Wednesday, shrugging off an industry report that showed an unexpected build in U.S. crude stocks, and adding to gains of nearly 6 percent from the previous session. Oil prices had surged on Tuesday as members ...
