Search Results for: oil prices
Oil, the petrodollar, and the next emerging market crisis
June 21st, 2018
Oil prices are up over the past year, which is bad if you’re, say, a developing country that imports a lot of the stuff. But the US dollar (aka the petrodollar) is also up, which compounds the problem because ...
OPEC won’t stop when Oil hits $80
May 17th, 2018
OPEC is not in a rush to start winding down the production cuts despite oil prices continuing their strong rally, with Brent briefly breaking above $79 a barrel on Tuesday. The cartel sees the price spike as only a ...
Europe: Oil stocks buoy European shares as US pulls out of Iran deal
May 10th, 2018
European shares were supported on Wednesday by strength in oil stocks after US President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of Iran’s nuclear agreement, boosting crude prices. While some solid earnings updates also provided support, shares in companies ...
Oil steady as U.S. drilling tempers bullish sentiment
April 23rd, 2018
Oil prices were steady on Monday as a rising U.S. rig count pointed to further increases in American output, marking one of the few factors tamping back crude in an otherwise bullish environment. Brent crude oil futures were at ...
The yuan-oil future and gold
April 3rd, 2018
“There can be little doubt that the introduction of the yuan-denominated oil future has been a major strategic step for China.” Regular readers of Goldmoney’s research will be aware that we were among the first to alert western ...
Oil steadies after big fall, but soaring U.S. crude output still weighs
March 8th, 2018
Oil prices steadied on Thursday, supported by healthy demand, after falling the previous day on the back of record U.S. crude production and rising inventories. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were at $64.46 per barrel at 0506 GMT, up 12 ...
Oil rises on report of lower U.S. crude inventories
February 7th, 2018
Oil prices rose on Wednesday amid a share market recovery and supported by a report that U.S. crude inventories fell last week, although analysts warned that soaring U.S. output and a seasonal demand drop could soon weigh on crude. ...
Oil rose for a third day
February 2nd, 2018
Oil rose for a third day on Friday after a survey showed strong compliance with output cuts by OPEC and others including Russia, offsetting concerns about surging U.S. production. Brent futures, the global benchmark, were up 24 cents, or ...
Oil dips but still set for strongest January in five years
January 29th, 2018
Oil eased below $70 a barrel on Monday as rising U.S. output undermined efforts led by OPEC and Russia to tighten supplies, but prices were still on track for their strongest start to the year in five years. Brent ...
Brent crude oil rises to $70
January 15th, 2018
Brent crude oil prices rose to $70 a barrel on Monday, supported by ongoing output cuts led by OPEC and Russia, and ignoring a rise in U.S. and Canadian drilling activity that points to higher future output in North ...