Crude oil prices gained ground on Monday following hopes for new stimulus measures in China and OPEC's production cuts. Additionally, rising demand of US gasoline bolstered prices. Thus, Brent crude rose by 2.1% to end at $82.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, U.S. WTI crude increased by over 2% as well, to settle at $78.74 a barrel.
read more... 25/07/2023
Crude oil prices notched a small increase yesterday as the market expects that China will roll out more stimulus measures to support domestic demand. Furthermore, signs of a decline in crude oil exports from Russia lent further support to prices. Hence, Brent crude edged 0.2% higher at $79.64 a barrel.
read more... 21/07/2023
On Monday, oil prices declined for the second consecutive day as traders grew more skeptical about the resilience of China's economic rebound in the absence of government assistance. Consequently, WTI crude experienced a 1.7% drop , reaching $74.15 per barrel. At the same time, Brent crude also declined by 1.7%, settling at $78.50 per barrel.
read more... 18/07/2023
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as production cuts by OPEC+ and a slight decline in the value of the US dollar counterbalanced worries about the global economic situation, which included indications of reduced demand from China. Thus, WTI crude traded 2.5% higher at $74.83 a barrel, while Brent crude increased by 2.2% to settle at $79.40 a barrel.
read more... 12/07/2023
On Monday, crude oil prices decreased amid continued global macroeconomic concerns. Sluggish economic recovery in China combined with ongoing macro uncertainty in the US outweighed production cuts from both Saudi Arabia and Russia. Thus, Brent crude slipped by 1% to settle at $77.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI crude dropped by 1.2% to end at $72.99 a barrel.
read more... 11/07/2023