WTI Crude Approaches 7-Month Low

Crude Oil Plunges Below Zero for First Time in Unprecedented Wipeout

The crude oil price on the futures contract for West Texas crude that is due to expire Tuesday fell into negative territory — minus $37.63 a barrel. The reason: with the pandemic bringing the economy to a standstill, there is so much unused oil sloshing around that American energy companies have run out of room to store it. And if there’s no place to put the oil, no one wants a crude contract that is about to come due.

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Crude Oil Prices Up – Higher US Tariffs Kick in on Some Chinese Goods

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – China on Friday said it “deeply regrets” the U.S. move, adding that it would take necessary countermeasures, without elaborating. Crude Oil prices rose on Friday despite the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hike on $200 billion of Chinese goods, stoking the trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies.

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Saudi Arabia Pumps Record Amount of Oil as Trump Piles on Pressure

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The meeting, at which OPEC members will consider how to arrest a decline in oil prices, comes days after leaders of top global oil producers – Russian President Vladimir Putin, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Trump – travel to Argentina for a G20 summit this week.

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