Oil Prices Rise 4%, And Brent Crude Is Above $113 Oil prices rose about 4% on Friday, June 24, supported by a supply shortage, although crude is heading for a second weekly decline amid concerns that higher interest rates could push the global economy into recession. US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that […]
Gold prices marginally increased, during trading today, Friday, June 24, 2022, but it is on its way to achieving the second consecutive weekly decline. This comes with fears that major central banks will implement significant increases in interest rates to contain hyperinflation, which is weighing on the demand for bullion. Gold prices today The price […]
Norway has boosted its production of natural gas at the expense of crude oil, in an effort to secure alternative supplies to compensate European countries for Russian gas, which meets nearly half of the old continent’s needs. Europe is the largest consumer of Russian gas, which flows to its countries through a network of pipelines […]
Emission reduction targets boost global spending on maintenance in the renewable and low-carbon sectors, slowly pulling the rug out of the oil and gas industry. In a recent report, energy research firm Rystad Energy predicts that the maintenance, modification and operation (MTO) market for the renewable and low-carbon sector will reach nearly $250 billion by […]
Oil prices are down 5%, and Brent crude is below $110 Oil prices fell, about 5%, during trading today, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, amid US President Joe Biden’s effort to reduce high fuel costs. The White House is putting pressure on America’s major energy companies; To help alleviate the suffering of drivers during peak summer […]
Gold prices fell, during trading today, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, with the increase in US bond yields. This comes in light of investors’ anticipation of the position of major central banks to raise interest rates to get a clearer view of bullion. Gold Prices Today The price of gold futures contracts – August delivery – […]
The euro rose on Monday as markets focused on European Central Bank tools to fight fragmentation in the currency bloc, shrugging off the risk of political gridlock in France for now after President Emmanuel Macron lost an absolute majority in a parliamentary election. Macron’s Ensemble alliance secured the most seats in the National Assembly but […]
China’s imports of Russian oil jumped 55% last May, displacing Saudi Arabia from the first place among crude suppliers to Beijing, 19 months after Riyadh topped the list. China’s General Customs Administration data indicated today, Monday, June 20, that Russian oil imports are transported through East Siberian and Pacific pipelines, the Guardian reported. The newspaper […]
Early Friday, the US dollar was stronger against its major trading partners ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, the release of May industrial production data, and the start of a three-day weekend. Powell is scheduled to speak at 8:45 a.m. ET at a Fed conference on the role of the US […]
Oil prices rose today, Friday, June 17, 2022, with continued supply tightening and new US sanctions to limit Iranian oil exports. Crude prices had started trading lower, with concerns about demand emerging in the wake of US interest rate increases. Oil Prices Today The price of the futures contracts for the benchmark Brent crude – […]