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Oil falls as fear fades over Iraq conflict
June 24th, 2014
The price of oil fell Tuesday as fears receded that the insurgency roiling Iraq would affect its oil production and exports. Islamic militants have been steadily expanding their grip on the country’s north, where they control a broad swath ...
Oil jumps to near $106 on Iraq violence
June 12th, 2014
Oil rose to near $106 per barrel Thursday as an insurgency in Iraq raised the risk of disruption to supplies after OPEC vowed to keep output unchanged. Benchmark U.S. oil for July delivery was up $1.45 to $105.85 a ...
Oil is above $102 as Libya tensions continue
May 20th, 2014
The price of oil hovered above $102 a barrel Tuesday as the threat of further violence in Libya threw into question the country’s ability to ramp up its crude exports. Benchmark U.S. crude for July delivery was up 18 ...
Oil prices rose amid Ukraine tensions
May 12th, 2014
Oil rose above $100 per barrel on Monday amid renewed tensions over Ukraine. Benchmark U.S. crude for June delivery was up 13 cents to $100.12 a barrel at 0650 GMT in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. ...
Angola Is Moving Into Oil’s Big Leagues As it Leaves Decades Of War Behind
April 17th, 2014
After decades of sporadic growth and political turmoil, Angola is on the verge of catapulting to the top ranks of the world’s energy economy following major deep-water production investments by several top global oil companies. On Monday, France’s Total ...
Oil prices jump back above $100 a barrel
March 24th, 2014
Oil prices rose back above $100 a barrel Monday as an oil spill in Texas closed a major shipping channel and continuing global tensions over the crisis between Russia and Ukraine brought upward pressure on prices. Benchmark crude oil ...
Gold’s Monetary Rehabilitation
June 4th, 2018
There is a quiet revolution taking place in the monetary vacuum that’s developing on the back of the erosion of the dollar’s hegemony. It is perhaps too early to call what’s happening to the dollar the beginning of ...
Gold – crossing the Rubicon
August 25th, 2017
Gold is challenging the $1300 level for the third time this year. If it breaks upwards out of this consolidation phase convincingly, it could be an important event, signalling a dollar that will continue to weaken. The factors ...
Central banks and gold
March 5th, 2017
The very near future is likely to see a sea-change in central bankers’ attitude to the gold allocation in their reserves. The failure of G20 monetary policy since the financial crisis is causing a general rethink, which may eventually ...
Saudi Arabia’s 2017 budget may partly solve huge deficit problem
December 15th, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s budget next year is likely to reveal the kingdom has managed to reduce its massive deficit faster than economists predicted. That may allow Riyadh to increase spending and buoy the economy shaken by low oil prices. The ...
