Search Results for: West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
MAS Monetary Policy Statement
January 28th, 2015
Since the last Monetary Policy Statement in October, developments in the global and domestic inflation environment have led to a significant shift in Singapore’s CPI inflation outlook for 2015. As part of its ongoing economic surveillance, MAS has assessed ...
Oil falls after Greek election sends euro tumbling
January 26th, 2015
Oil slid in early Asian trade on Monday, with U.S.crude falling close to a six-year low, after Greece’s election results heightened uncertainty in the euro zone and depressed the bloc’s currency against the dollar. Greece’s left-wing Syriza appeared on course to trounce the ...
World Sets New Oil Production and Consumption Records
July 11th, 2014
Last month BP (NYSE: BP) released the Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. This report is one of the most comprehensive sources of global and country level statistics on production and consumption of oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear power ...
Symmetry between prices of gold and crude oil coming apart
June 27th, 2014
A five-year symmetry between international prices of gold and crude oil is coming apart with investors drifting away from the yellow metal as their risk aversion diminishes. Historically, both these commodities had positive correlation, with their prices moving in ...
Oil higher in Asian trade
June 4th, 2014
Oil prices edged higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors await the latest US supply report for clues about demand in the world’s biggest crude consumer. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in July, gained eight ...
Commodities markets summary
June 4th, 2014
ENERGY US oil prices edged higher in quiet trade, a day ahead of a key weekly report on US petroleum inventories, while Brent prices slipped in London. The US benchmark futures contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in ...
Oil Prices Leap On Back Of Major Pipeline Leak
November 20th, 2017
The combination of a major US pipeline leak of 795,000 litres and additional OPEC production cuts saw oil prices jump more than two per cent after a series of falls. Brent crude contract prices for January closed at $US62.72, ...
The dollar’s strength pressured many emerging market currencies
September 28th, 2017
The dollar and U.S. bond yields rose on Thursday after President Donald Trump proposed the biggest U.S. tax overhaul in three decades and as strong U.S. economic data added to the case for a rate hike by the Federal ...
Oil falls for third day
August 9th, 2017
Oil falls for third day as doubts over OPEC cuts linger Crude futures fell for a third day on Wednesday despite a bigger than expected fall in U.S. oil inventories reported by an industry group, with doubts lingering over ...
Oil dips after three-day rally, but support seen above $50 per barrel
March 31st, 2017
Oil prices eased on Friday as traders took profits following three days of straight gains on the expectation that an OPEC-led crude supply cut that was initially supposed to only last for the first half of the year would ...