Oil rises as reopening of Chinese city offsets slowdown concerns
Oil advanced at the start of the week as the Chinese city of Chengdu ended a two-week lockdown, boosting the outlook for demand.
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Oil gets mauled again with demand concerns spurring weekly drop
Oil headed for a back-to-back weekly loss, burdened by demand concerns, rising stockpiles, and the possibility the Biden administration may make a fresh release from emergency reserves.
Oil plunges to lowest since January as demand concerns escalate
Oil fell to the lowest since January on concern a global slowdown will cut demand in Europe and the US, just as China’s Covid Zero strategy hurts consumption in the world’s biggest crude importer.
Oil rallies with OPEC+ decision, G-7 cap plan dominating trading
Oil surged on the possibility that OPEC+ may decide to trim production, and as Europe’s energy crisis worsened after the Group-of-Seven nations endorsed a plan to try to cap the price of Russian crude.
Oil holds biggest gain in six weeks with supply risks building
Oil held the biggest gain in more than a month as traders weighed supply concerns, including the possibility of an OPEC+ output cut.
Crude oil heads for 10% weekly collapse as slowdown hits demand
Oil headed for a punishing weekly loss on increasing evidence that a global economic slowdown is spurring demand destruction, with prices collapsing to the lowest level in six months.
Oil drops as concerns over slowdown offset tight crude market
Oil declined at the start of the week as concerns about an economic slowdown overshadowed signs of a tight physical crude market.
Oil set for longest run of declines this year in boost for Biden
Oil is headed for a third weekly drop, the longest run of declines this year, on concerns over weaker US gasoline demand and a global slowdown.
Oil drops below $100 as traders assess weak US gasoline demand
Oil slipped back below $100 a barrel as investors assessed signs of lacklustre US gasoline demand and expanding stockpiles.
Oil set to end volatile week below $100 on slowdown concerns
Oil is poised to end the week below $100 a barrel for the first time since early April after another volatile period of trading marked by escalating concerns over an economic slowdown.
Crude oil sinks again as spectre of US slowdown alarms investors
Oil retreated along with other key commodities as concern over a global economic slowdown intensified, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warning a US recession is possible.
Oil rises to three-month high as Saudis signal demand confidence
Oil extended gains to the highest level in almost three months after Saudi Arabia signalled confidence in the demand outlook by increasing the price of its crude for Asia by more than expected.
Oil steadies after four-day surge as US product markets run hot
Oil steadied after closing at the highest level in almost eight weeks as traders weighed strength in key products markets and data from China that signalled a possible easing of some anti-virus lockdowns.
Sorry, but for you, oil trades at $250 a barrel
If you are the owner of an oil refinery, then crude is trading happily just a little above $110 a barrel — expensive, but not extortionate. If you aren’t an oil baron, I have bad news: it’s as if oil is trading somewhere between $150 and $275 a barrel.
Oil swings as traders weigh up G-7 crude ban, Saudi price cuts
Oil fluctuated as investors weighed a pledge by the Group of Seven to ban imports of Russian crude against a cut in official prices by Saudi Arabia and the impact of China’s energy-sapping lockdowns.
Oil holds above $105 as demand for fuels offsets China lockdowns
Oil held gains above $105 a barrel as investors weighed higher demand for refined products against a slew of lockdowns in major cities in China.
Oil heads for longest run of monthly gains since early 2018
Oil is poised to eke out a fifth monthly advance after another tumultuous period of trading that saw prices whipsawed by the fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the resurgence of Covid-19 in China.
World’s most-important oil price tops $100, signals more to come
Forget the futures market, the world’s most important oil price just smashed through $100 a barrel with every sign it is going to push higher.
Oil slips from 7-Year high with Biden pledging to tackle prices
Oil slipped from the highest close since 2014 after President Joe Biden pledged to continue trying to lower prices and an industry report pointed to a modest increase in U.S. crude stockpiles.
Oil edges higher as Libyan output falls ahead of OPEC+ meeting
Oil edged higher as Libyan supply tightened ahead of an OPEC+ meeting on Tuesday to discuss production policy for February.
Oil traders pile into $70 barrel longer-term crude price
Oil traders are betting that longer-term crude prices could be set to spike because of a lack of investment in future supply.
Oil steadies as global release of strategic reserves underwhelms
Oil was steady after the biggest gain in two weeks following an announcement by the US of a coordinated release of strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) with other countries that fell short of expectations.
Oil declines for a second session with focus on Fed stimulus
Oil dropped as the dollar strengthened and investors turned their attention to a Federal Reserve meeting this week that’s expected to signal moving toward scaling back stimulus.
Hurricane-hit US oil industry examines damage, crude price volatility expected
Oil and gas producers, and refineries that fuel the US, are assessing the impact on operations after the passage of Hurricane Ida, with peak daily supply curtailment of 1.8 million barrels per day recorded in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result of the disruption price volatility can be expected in global crude markets.
Oil set for weekly gain with focus turning to stimulus and storm
Oil headed for the best weekly gain since October as focus shifted to the US stimulus outlook and a storm menacing the Gulf of Mexico.