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Oil prices eased on Thursday
September 14th, 2017
Oil prices eased on Thursday, but held on to most of their gains in the previous session when the market was buoyed by a forecast for firmer global oil demand by the International Energy Agency. London Brent crude for ...
Oil prices rise on sharp drop in U.S. production as hurricanes bite
September 8th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Friday as U.S. crude production was hit harder by Hurricane Harvey than expected, with the even bigger storm Irma heading for Florida and threatening to cause more disruption to the petroleum industry. U.S. West Texas ...
U.S. oil prices rose on Tuesday
September 5th, 2017
U.S. oil prices rose on Tuesday as the gradual restart of refineries in the Gulf of Mexico that were shut by Hurricane Harvey raised demand for crude, their main feedstock. The return of many U.S. refineries also ended a ...
Oil markets volatile in wake of Hurricane Harvey, North Korea nuclear test
September 4th, 2017
Oil markets were volatile on Monday, with U.S. crude rising on production shutdowns while international Brent was pulled down by a flight into gold futures following a powerful North Korean nuclear test explosion. Meanwhile, U.S. gasoline prices RBc1 slumped ...
U.S. crude futures fell in Asian trading on Friday
September 1st, 2017
U.S. crude futures fell in Asian trading on Friday, partly reversing sharp gains from the previous session, amid ongoing turmoil in the oil industry with nearly a quarter of U.S. refining capacity offline. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Clc1 ...
Oil markets to be disrupted for at least three months in wake of Harvey
August 31st, 2017
The economic impact of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction has been limited on Eastern Canada so far, but the fallout from the storm is expected to affect oil markets for months. Harvey, a category-4 hurricane later downgraded to a tropical storm, ...
Dollar gains, Euro was steady, Yen fell, Gold declined; Traders review
August 31st, 2017
Asia Stocks Mixed Ahead of U.S. Jobs; Dollar Gains Asian shares were mixed after data underscored the resilience of the American and Chinese economies, while the U.S. administration sent mixed signals on North Korea and its latest missile launch. ...
U.S. stock futures and Asian share markets tumbled; Yen jumped
August 29th, 2017
U.S. stock futures and Asian share markets tumbled on Tuesday, while the yen jumped to four-month highs against the dollar after North Korea fired a missile over northern Japan, fuelling worries of fresh tension between Washington and Pyongyang. S&P ...
Oil markets roiled as Hurricane Harvey hits U.S. petroleum industry
August 28th, 2017
Oil markets were roiled on Monday after Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc along the U.S. Gulf coast over the weekend, knocking out numerous refineries and some crude production. Gasoline prices hit two-year highs as massive floods caused by the storm ...
An early review of the main moves in markets: Yen advanced, U.S. equity futures fell
August 28th, 2017
Asian stocks fluctuated and U.S. equity futures fell as investors weighed the damage from Tropical Storm Harvey on U.S. oil refining centers. The greenback maintained losses after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen failed to provide clues on monetary-policy tightening. ...