Oil surged the most in more than five months as Saudi Arabia and Russia extended a cooperation pact and U.S.-China trade tensions cooled. Unprecedented supply cuts in Canada also drove prices higher.
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As Fed Rethinks Path for Rates, Gold’s Poised to Jump in 2019
Gold may be poised to rally as speculation mounts that the Federal Reserve will hit the pause button on interest rate hikes in 2019.
JP Morgan has cut its outlook for oil, predicting that Brent crude prices will average $73 a barrel in 2019
Scott Darling, head of Asia-Pacific oil and gas at JP Morgan told CNBC that the investment bank recently revised its outlook in part due to North American supply ramping up in the second half of next year. JP Morgan expects the price of Brent, the international benchmark for oil, to go toward $64 in 2020.
JP Morgan economists said the Economy Should Grow at a Slower Pace of 1.9 Percent From the Fourth Quarter’s Year over Year Rate of 3.1 Percent
The economist say the slow down from a “boomy” 3.1 percent in year-over-year fourth quarter growth will come as fiscal, monetary and trade policy get less supportive or more restrictive.
Crude Oil Marketers Gains As Crude Resumes Decline
The stocks were the best performers on the Nifty 50 Index.
Shares of the Crude oil marketing companies rose in today’s trade after the crude oil resumed declines after a one-day rally.
The Brent crude oil slip 0.86 percent to trade at 69.52 a barrel.
Breaking News – China Reports Lower Than Expected Manufacturing Growth in October
China reported slower manufacturing growth in October for the second straight month as the country’s trade war dispute with the U.S. continues.
Sensex, Nifty Extend Decline; OMCs Fall Over 20%
The S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.3 percent or 125 points to 35,044 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index declined 0.74 percent or 78 points to 10,520.