Search Results for: crude prices
Oil prices crash below $70
November 28th, 2014
Oil prices came crashing down Thursday to trade below $70 per barrel after OPEC announced it was leaving oil production levels unchanged. WTI crude trading in the U.S. fell by roughly 7% to just below $69 — a level ...
FOREX – Euro dips as Spanish consumer prices fall more than expected
November 27th, 2014
The euro fell against the dollar on Thursday after data showed Spanish consumer prices falling more than expected, firming up expectations that the European Central Bank will have to resort to more aggressive easing of monetary policy. The euro ...
Australia & NZ shares slip as commodity prices fall, China data awaited
November 5th, 2014
Australian and New Zealand shares slipped on Wednesday with weaker iron ore, copper and oil prices dragging down Australia’s heavyweight resources sector amid concerns about global demand. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 29.9 points to 5,490 by 01:20 GMT, ...
Oil price swoon pulls WTI crude to 3-year low
November 5th, 2014
Oil prices fell to a three-year low Tuesday as Saudi Arabia cut prices of crude exported to the U.S., raising the specter of a bruising battle for market share that threatens the U.S. energy boom but could bring ultra-low ...
Oil slides after Saudi cuts to US prices
November 4th, 2014
Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia on Monday lowered the price it charges customers in the US in an effort to prop up its share of the American market. West Texas Intermediate fell as much as ...
The Opportunity in Weak Commodity Prices
October 31st, 2014
Commodity markets – especially for crude oil — continue to face headwinds from excess supply and uncertainties about divergent monetary policies. But nascent positive trends give commodity markets a more balanced outlook, in our view. Looking into the end ...
Energy groups left bruised as falling oil prices bite into profits
October 29th, 2014
Tumbling oil prices have hit the earnings of two big London-listed energy companies, in one of the first tangible signs of how the oil supply glut is reverberating across the global economy. FTSE 100 oil and gas producers BP ...
Gas prices drop 18 cents in 2 weeks
October 27th, 2014
Price to fill up the tank has dropped 65 cents a gallon since May and is 29 cents cheaper than a year ago. A national survey of gas prices reports that the average cost of U.S. regular grade gas ...
Oil prices sink to 27-month lows on rising supplies
October 23rd, 2014
Oil prices likely to continue to slide as oil prices sink to 27-month lows in a move that’s likely to continue pushing gasoline prices toward below $3 a gallon. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for mid-December delivery dropped 2.4% to ...
Fall in Oil Prices Poses a Problem for Russia, Iraq and Others
October 16th, 2014
From Moscow to Caracas, Riyadh to Baghdad, in Tehran, Algiers, Kuwait City and Lagos, officials are confronting the plunge in prices — roughly 25 percent since a peak in June. A steep decline in oil prices is straining the ...
