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West TX Oil Below $94 as Market Awaits Chinese Data
September 8th, 2014
Brent crude fell on Monday for a third day of losses even though Chinese trade data showed both better-than-expected exports and weak imports that might prompt help for the economy, but it remained below $101 a barrel after poor ...
West TX Oil Surges Back to $96 on Data
September 4th, 2014
Crude oil prices climbed by more than $2 a barrel on both sides of the Atlantic on Wednesday, as oil markets bounced off multi month lows hit in the previous session. Prospects for peace between Ukraine and Russia, as ...
Europe makes one step towards Russia, away from USA
September 3rd, 2014
Elections to the governing bodies of the EU finished, and it was the word of German Chancellor Angela Merkel that played the crucial role in the elections. After the discussion of the Ukrainian crisis, the leaders of 28 countries ...
Brent Oil Drops to $100 on Demand Woes
September 3rd, 2014
Brent crude fell to its lowest level in 15 months on Tuesday, pressured by the prospect of slowing oil demand growth in China and Europe, while a strong dollar and ample supplies pressured U.S. oil prices. Oil prices on ...
A New American Oil Bonanza
August 29th, 2014
The United States now accounts for 10% of the world’s oil production. As it sharply curtails imports from countries like Angola and Nigeria, those producers are then compelled to sell their oil to China and other Asian markets at ...
West TX Oil Holds at $94.50 on a Neutral Inventory Report
August 28th, 2014
Brent crude dipped on Thursday, but still held between $102 and $103 a barrel, as expectations of ample supply weighed on prices. Global oil supply is expected to exceed demand this year, cooling prices. Oil futures on both sides ...
Brent Extends Drop as Mideast Oil Supply Stays Safe; WTI Steady
August 25th, 2014
Brent fell for a second day amid speculation that turmoil across the Middle East won’t threaten crude supplies. West Texas Intermediate was steady in New York after a technical issue disrupted electronic trading. “The region is in chaos but ...
Gold Prices Steady Ahead of Federal Reserve Minutes
August 20th, 2014
The US economy has been moving in the right direction, but inflation numbers in the US remain at very low levels. On Tuesday, CPI and Core CPI, the primary gauges of consumer inflation, both posted paltry gains of 0.1%. ...
West TX Oil Drops Below $94 on Weak Demand
August 20th, 2014
Oil sank on Monday, with Brent near a 14-month low and U.S. oil sinking to its weakest since January, as weak demand and easing concerns over risks to supply offset fears about geopolitical risk. On Monday, oil shed nearly ...
Greek Stock Recovery dims as Europe Turmoil Flattens ASE
August 19th, 2014
The curtain is coming down on Greece’s star turn with international equity investors. Among the best-performing Europe gauges in 2013 after the government carried out the world’s biggest-ever debt restructuring, Greece’s ASE Index has become one of the worst, ...