As investors hurried to riskier assets in response to lower-than-expected U.S. inflation statistics and promising news on U.S. gasoline consumption, oil prices gained ground on Wednesday, recovering from losses early in the day. Thus, Brent crude oil price settled 1.1% higher at $97.40, WTI crude rose by 1.6% to settle at $91.93 a barrel.
read more... 11/08/2022
The ECB rate hike and larger gasoline stocks in the United States both contributed to Thursday's decline in oil prices. On the other hand, the return of Libyan oil supplies and the restart of Russian gas exports to Europe relieved supply constraints. Thus, Brent crude ended 2.9% lower at $103.86 a barrel. WTI crude fell by 3.5% to settle at $96.35 a barrel.
read more... 22/07/2022
On Wednesday, crude oil prices traded slightly down, as official US crude inventory data indicated low gasoline demand. Thus, Brent crude ended 0.4% lower at $106.92 a barrel, while WTI decreased by 4.2% to $99.88 a barrel.
read more... 21/07/2022
Oil prices declined on Wednesday as fears about a shortage of crude oil supply were counterbalanced by an increase in gasoline and distillate stocks in the United States and concerns over slower global economic growth. Thus, Brent crude fell by 1.5% to settle at $116.26 a barrel. WTI crude decreased by 1.8% to $109.78 per barrel.
read more... 30/06/2022
Crude oil prices declined marginally on Thursday after parts of Shanghai imposed new COVID-19 lockdown measures. However, they are still hovering at near three-month highs amid falling gasoline inventories in the US. Hence, Brent crude lost 0.4% at $123.07 a barrel. US WTI crude slipped by 0.5% to end at $121.51 a barrel.
read more... 10/06/2022