International crude oil prices crashed five per cent on Tuesday, September 3, to hit their lowest levels in nine months after reports emerged that a deal was in the offing to resolve a dispute that has halted Libyan production and exports. The Libya news compounded an earlier price fall tied to weak Chinese economic data.
Brent crude futures
Brent Crude Oil Falls to 8-Month Low
Brent crude futures fell to below the $75.9 per barrel mark on Tuesday, the lowest since mid-December 2023, as expectations of muted demand magnified the impact of relatively ample supply. A batch of new data from China exacerbated concerns that economic growth from one of the world’s largest oil consumers is unlikely to bounce back this year, with key gauges of domestic factory demand dropping more than expected in August.
Crude Oil sits 2% lower after China data fuels demand concerns amid US Fed rate cut hopes; Brent slips below $80/bbl
Global crude oil prices settled down nearly two per cent in the previous session, with Brent crude below $80 a barrel, as investors tempered expectations of demand growth from top oil importer China. Crude oil prices were little changed on the week after Wall Street lifted US Fed’s interest rate cut bets.
MCX Crude Oil 1st Target Hit High 7715, Profit 40,000 in 2 Lots
Crude Oil prices were mixed on Monday as investors balanced expectations the OPEC will cut output to support prices against concerns sparked by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell saying the United States will face slow growth “for some time”.
Crude Oil Plunges to Lowest Since 2017 After Russia Rejects Steep OPEC Cut
Russia balked at OPEC’s proposed steep production cuts to stabilize prices. A Russian high-level source told Reuters that Moscow would not back a call for extra reductions in oil output and would agree only to an extension of existing cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, a group known as OPEC+.
Crude Oil Slip But Markets Remain Hold Above $71
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude Oil Slip But Markets Remain Hold Above $71 — U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $72.54 a barrel at 0253 GMT….., down 22 cents…, or 0.3 percent from their last settlement.