Page 19 - Oil Prices

OPEC, unlike IEA, sees lower 2022 oil demand growth, sticks to 2023 view

In a monthly report on Thursday, OPEC said it expects oil demand to rise by 3.1 million bpd, or 3.2%, in 2022, down 260,000 bpd from the previous forecast

Oil prices see-saw, settle on Russian pipeline constraints, recession fear

Crude prices have been under pressure for weeks as fears mounted that a recession could cut oil demand

Global stocks rise after US job data gain paves way for rate hike

Global stocks gained Monday after strong U.S. jobs data cleared the way for more interest rate hikes and Chinese exports rose by double digits. London, Shanghai, Tokyo and Frankfurt advanced. Hong Kong retreated. Oil prices edged higher. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 lost 0.2% on Friday after government data showed American employers added more jobs than expected in June. That undercut expectations a slowing economy might prompt the Fed to postpone or scale back plans for more rate hikes to cool inflation. Now it seems they will be debating whether they need to be even more aggressive, Edward Moya of Oanda said in a report. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London was up 0.4% at 7,471.08 and the DAX in Frankfurt added 0.4% to 13,629.44. The CAC 40 in Paris advanced 0.6% to 6,512.74. On Wall Street, the future for the S&P 500 rose 0.3% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2%. The S&P declined 0.2% on Friday after government data showed employers hired .

World stock markets mixed ahead of US jobs data; Fed weighs rate hike

Global stock markets and Wall Street futures were mixed Friday ahead of an update on the U.S. jobs market while the Federal Reserve weighs whether more rate hikes are needed to cool surging inflation. London, Paris and Frankfurt were lower while Shanghai and Tokyo advanced. Oil prices fell back. Investors were looking ahead to monthly U.S. employment numbers for possible signs of weakness that might prompt the Fed to decide it needs to ease off on rate hikes to cool inflation. Other data suggest the economy is slowing, which should reduce pressure for prices to rise. Consensus is looking for a softening in the labor market for July, said Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management in a report. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London lost 0.1% to 7,437.48 and the DAX in Frankfurt was little-changed at 13,660.80. The CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.5% to 6,483.56. On Wall Street, the future for the benchmark S&P 500 index slipped less than 0.1% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was

Oil prices fall in early trade on demand worries, stronger US dollar

Oil prices fell about 1% in early trade on Wednesday, reversing gains from the previous session ahead of a meeting OPEC+ producers on fears of a slowdown in global growth

Oil prices fall as weak factory data fuels global demand concerns

Oil prices dropped again on Tuesday as investors absorbed a bleak outlook for fuel demand with data pointing to a global manufacturing downturn

Saudi to push OPEC+ to increase oil production at upcoming meeting: Report

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz assured US President Joe Biden of the production increase when they met on July 16

Oil prices slip as weak manufacturing data stokes recession fears

Brent crude futures fell 29 cents to $99.74 a barrel by 0002 GMT, with WTI crude futures down 22 cents at $93.67 a barrel

Oil prices fall as China slowdown spurs concern over demand outlook

Weekend data indicated a surprise contraction in Chinese factory activity, highlighting the cost of Beijing's preference for mobility curbs to tackle Covid-19

Oil prices drop by 63 cents to $103.34 ahead of OPEC+ meeting on Aug 3

Oil prices dropped early on Monday as investors braced for this week's meeting of officials from OPEC and other top producers on supply adjustments

Oil prices rise on tight supply as attention turns to OPEC+ meeting

Oil prices gained about $1 in early trade on Friday, lifted by supply concerns and a weaker US dollar as attention turns to what OPEC and allies including Russia agree at a meeting next week

Energy crisis set to become worse in debt-ridden countries of South Asia

Emerging markets across the world have been devastated by surging commodity prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Saudi Arabia may hike oil price to record even as traders see risks

The world's top crude exporter is expected to price its Arab Light crude to Asia at a $10.80-a-barrel premium to the region's benchmark for September-loading cargoes

Oil steady as demand concerns offset US crude stock drawdown

Oil prices held steady on Wednesday as concerns about weaker demand offset industry data that showed a larger-than-expected drawdown in US crude stockpiles.

Nasdaq falls with dollar, oil rises; earnings, Fed rate hike in focus

Nasdaq closed lower on Monday after a choppy session for US equities ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports while oil prices rose

Oil prices steady after sharp decline of nearly 3% on weak US demand

Oil prices were roughly unchanged in early trading on Friday after sliding around 3% in the previous session on weakened demand in the United States and a pick-up in supply from Libya

Broader crude oil price trend likely to force review of windfall tax

A windfall tax is a one-off tax levied on companies deemed to have made unreasonably high profits, normally due to unusually favourable market factors

US talks with India on price cap on Russian oil 'encouraging': Yellen

A senior Treasury official said India had made no promises on the oil price cap, but was working with the United States and had not "expressed hostility to this idea".

ATF rates slashed by 2.2% on account of fall in international oil prices

Jet fuel (ATF) prices on Saturday were reduced by 2.2 per cent, reflecting a fall in international oil prices

Brent crude settles below $100/bbl on higher dollar, weak demand outlook

Global benchmark Brent crude tumbled $7 on Tuesday to settle below $100 a barrel for the first time in three months on a strengthening dollar, Covid-19 curbs in China