Oil prices fell on Thursday on worries that rising inflation and interest rate increases are reducing the fuel usage. The trend was exacerbated by more COVID-19 lockdowns measures in China. The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil settled at $92.36, down by 4.3%. WTI crude ended 3.3% lower at $86.61.
read more... 02/09/2022
Oil prices fell on Wednesday due to concerns that the global economy would slow down much further. As a result, Brent crude oil declined by 2.8% to settle at $96.49 a barrel. WTI crude fell by 2.3% to $89.55 a barrel.
read more... 01/09/2022
Crude oil prices lost ground on Tuesday in a volatile week, as markets continue to fear a global recession and demand is declining. On the other side, Saudi Arabia urges OPEC+ to cut more supply which could support the market later on. Nevertheless, Brent and WTI crude traded 5.5% lower at $99.31 a barrel, and $91.64 respectively.
read more... 31/08/2022
Crude oil prices extended gains on Monday amid potential OPEC+ output cuts and conflict in Libya. Brent crude soared by 4.1% to settle at $105.09 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude increased by 4.2%, to close at $ 97.01 a barrel.
read more... 30/08/2022
U.S. Federal Reserve's warnings about imminent economic hardship and Saudi Arabia's signals that OPEC will restrict output supported oil prices. As a result, Brent crude oil increased by 1.7% to reach $100.99 a barrel in a volatile trading on Friday, while WTI rose by 0.6% to reach $93.06 a barrel.
read more... 29/08/2022