WTI crude oil futures fell below the $72.2 per barrel mark on Tuesday, the lowest since touching a seven-month low of $71.9 in August as muted demand magnified the impact of relatively ample supply. 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.
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Crude Oil Extends Gains After US Exports Jump Amid Tightening Supply
Crude Oil price forecast: Crudeoil rose for a third session after a government report showed the US shipped a record amount of crude and refined products overseas as energy-starved economies scramble for supplies.
Oil Heading for Seventh Weekly Advance With WTI Nearing $80
Oil headed for a seventh weekly gain, the longest run since December, as a global energy crunch roiled markets from Europe to Asia.
MCX Crude Stop Loss Hit 4933 Crude Call Closed – Neal Bhai Reports
MCX Crude Stop Loss Hit 4933 Crude Call Closed – Neal Bhai Reports
The recent gains in WTI and Brent were a treat for investors and a boon for oil bulls. The original catalyst for this most recent rally was a bullish inventory report, with the EIA announcing that inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma, had declined by 5.8 million barrels. A larger than expected drop of 600,000 bpd in Iranian exports helped to drive prices higher still. Finally, the maiden speech of the Fed’s new chairman, Jay Powell, served to weaken the dollar and send oil prices upwards once again.
Crude Founders as Trade War Outweighs Iranian Supply Concerns
Futures in New York closed down 0.2 percent on Thursday. Iran is in the midst of a currency collapse, water shortages and deadly street protests as U.S. sanctions isolate the regime and some of the Islamic Republic’s biggest oil buyers look elsewhere for supplies. But the intensifying dispute between the world’s largest economies took center stage, imperiling economic growth.
WTI Crude Oil Backs off From $70 Despite Iran Sanctions
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The US official reimpose sanctions on Iran today in a move that will cut global oil supply. The news was accompanied by a presidential tweet.
Crude Oil Pares Rally Amid Signals of Expanding American Crude Surplus
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude Oil Pares Rally Amid Signals of Expanding American Crude Surplus — Futures closed 0.3 percent higher in New York on Thursday, wiping away most of the gains made during the session. Data provider Genscape Inc. was said to report inventories at the key pipeline hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, expanded, taking the wind out of a rally earlier driven by an unexpected Arab Light crude price increase by Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter.