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Oil prices mixed on Saudi commitment to cut output, investor scepticism
January 17th, 2017
Oil markets were mixed on Tuesday, supported by growth in U.S. crude production and Saudi Arabia saying it would strictly adhere to a commitment to cut output, but held back by scepticism in financial markets that oversupply would be ...
Oil prices edge up on reports of Saudi supply cuts, but details murky
January 11th, 2017
Oil edged up on Wednesday, lifted by reports of Saudi supply cuts to Asia, but gains were capped by a lack of detail about the reductions and because of signs of rising supplies from other producers. Prices for Brent ...
Oil prices start the week lower after jump in U.S. rig count
January 9th, 2017
Oil prices were lower early on Monday as drilling activities in the U.S. intensified last week, stoking concerns that the effort by global oil producers to curtail oversupply could be undercut by American shale producers. On the New York ...
Oil prices on track for greatest yearly percentage gain since 2009
December 30th, 2016
Oil prices are on track for their biggest annual percentage gain since 2009 on the back of an agreement struck between OPEC and non-OPEC countries to cut crude production output. U.S. benchmark West Texas intermediate (WTI) CLc1 crude futures ...
Euro Climbs Along With Oil as Japan Stocks Decline: Markets Wrap
December 30th, 2016
European currency spiked as much as 1.6% versus greenback Crude climbed after first daily decline in nine days The euro spiked higher as the dollar weakened for a second day and oil advanced in thin end-of-year trading. Japan’s Topix ...
Oil prices step back as investors cash in on latest rally
December 28th, 2016
Oil prices fell Wednesday as investors took profits on the heels of a rally, but trading remained thin. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in February CLG7, -0.15% traded at $53.84 a barrel, ...
Yen Breaks Winning Streak While Oil Extends Rally: Markets Wrap
December 27th, 2016
Stocks in China and Japan fluctuate after economic data Crude advances for seventh day, longest stretch in four months The yen halted a four-day advance, while oil continued its longest winning streak in four months as some major financial ...
Oil prices rise as planned oil production cuts start to materialize
December 16th, 2016
Oil prices rose on Friday after Kuwait appeared to be lining up bigger supply cuts than had been initially expected from January as part of a coordinated effort by oil producers to drain a global glut. International Brent crude ...
Oil Advances With Asian Stocks While Bonds, Korean Won Decline
December 9th, 2016
Bonds retreat after ECB says it will slow asset purchases European index futures little changed at the start of trading Oil rose a second day before a meeting between OPEC and other major producers on output cuts, as industrial ...
Oil slips on doubts that output cut will be deep enough to end glut
December 7th, 2016
Oil prices slipped on Wednesday on persistent doubts whether a planned crude production cut led by OPEC and Russia would be deep enough to end a supply overhang that has dogged markets for over two years. International Brent crude ...