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Oil prices surge to over $65 for the first time in over 2 years
December 12th, 2017
Brent crude has surged to its highest level since June 2015, trading above $65.00 per barrel. Earlier this month, The Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-member states, led by Russia, struck a deal to extend production cuts ...
Early Oil Prices Review; Oil Prices Fell
December 11th, 2017
Oil prices fell on Monday as last week’s rise in the U.S. rig count pointed to a further increase in American production that could undermine OPEC-led efforts to tighten markets. A statement by Kuwait’s oil minister that OPEC and ...
The U.S. dollar bounced to a two-week top
December 4th, 2017
The U.S. dollar bounced to a two-week top on Monday and S&P futures jumped as traders marked the passage of a Senate tax bill over the weekend, a move that raises the risk of more aggressive rate hikes in ...
Oil prices latest update
November 30th, 2017
Oil prices edged up on Thursday, ahead of an OPEC meeting in Vienna at which producers are expected to extend a supply-cut deal that came into effect in January with the goal of tightening supplies and propping up prices. ...
Oil prices falls on doubts over extending output cuts
November 29th, 2017
Oil prices fell on Wednesday on doubts OPEC and Russia will agree on extending a crude production cut that the market has already priced in, and after a report of an unexpected rise in U.S. crude oil inventories. U.S. ...
U.S. Oil Prices Dipped On Increased Drilling
November 27th, 2017
U.S. oil prices dipped on Monday, easing from two-year highs on the prospect of increased U.S. output, although global markets were slightly better supported by expectations an OPEC-led supply cut would be extended. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ...
Asian Shares Joined A Global Rally; Currencies Review
November 22nd, 2017
Asian shares joined a global rally and scaled a fresh decade peak on Wednesday as strong world growth and rising corporate profits lured hordes of investors into equities, while oil prices jumped on expectations of a production cut. MSCI’s ...
What Drives The Oil Prices Rise
November 22nd, 2017
Oil prices rose on Wednesday as ongoing cuts of piped Canadian crude to the United States added to falling U.S. crude inventories, while expectations of a prolonged OPEC-led production cut also offered support. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ...
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, ...
Early Market Report: Asian Shares Pulled Back On Monday
November 20th, 2017
Asian shares pulled back on Monday, with investor sentiment hurt by a retreat on Wall Street and a slide in Chinese stocks, while the euro skidded after German coalition talks hit an impasse. Spreadbetters predicted the gloom would spread ...