Crude Oil prices eased on Monday, pressured by a strong dollar, but remained at their highest since mid-October as colder weather spurred buying while further support came from expectations of tighter sanctions on Iranian and Russian oil exports.
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Crude Oil Technical Analysis: First signs not good
Crude Oil price might be undergoing a gruesome disappointment if OPEC+ is unable to overdeliver on market expectations. With several analysts penciling in a delay between three to six months, OPEC+ is forced to at least deliver a 6 months production normalization delay. Preferably even longer, with anything less than 6 months set to push Oil prices further down ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s presidency.
Crude Oil Technical Analysis: OPEC+ Needs to Act
Crude Oil prices could be set for a bear cycle as Donald Trump is set to become the next US President in January 2025. Trump has already committed in the runup to the presidential election that regulation and permitting will become less strict. At the same time, funds allocated to green energy will be diverted towards shale Oil and fossil fuel projects. That means structural additional supply is set to be released in 2025, on top of OPEC+’s foreseen supply normalization.
Crude oil prices fall by $2 on demand concerns, Israel comments
Crude Oil prices fell $2 in early Asian trade on Tuesday, as OPEC lowered its outlook for global oil demand growth in 2024 and 2025 and a media report said Israel is prepared to strike Iranian military bases, not nuclear or oil targets.
Crude oil near $71 amid Middle East tensions
Crude oil futures rose toward $71 per barrel, reaching a near one-month high as Middle East tensions escalated. Irans missile attack on Israel sparked concerns over potential disruptions in oil supply from the region, which accounts for a third of global production. Despite the tension, EIA data showed a 3.89 million barrel increase in U.S. crude inventories and weak gasoline demand. OPEC+ plans to restore some halted capacity starting in December, further easing concerns. MCX October delivery oil futures were up by Rs 57, trading near Rs 6000.
OPEC+ to pause planned October oil output hike of 180,000 bpd for two months after crude crashes to 14-month low
OPEC+ to pause planned October oil output hike of 180,000 bpd for two months after crude crashes to 14-month low.
Crude Oil crashes 5% to hit nine-month low on reports of Libya dispute resolution; Brent slips below $74, erases 2024 gains
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 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.
Crude oil prices fall on concerns over Chinese Demand
Crude oil prices fell on Tuesday as concerns about a slowdown in China’s economy hurt demand, although a growing consensus that the U.S. Federal Reserve will start cutting its key interest rates as soon as September limited the declines.