Tag: update
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Crude oil prices jump by more than 4% … and record weekly losses – (update)
Oil prices extended their gains to more than 4%, at the end of trading today, Friday, May 5 (2023), but recorded weekly losses for the third time in a row. This comes after the markets witnessed a significant decline amid fears of the economic impact of higher interest rates and slowing Chinese demand. Oil drilling…
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Crude oil prices extend their losses by 3%.. and Brent is near $73 (update)
Crude oil prices extended their losses to about 3% during trading today, Wednesday, May 3 (2023), to continue bleeding losses for the third consecutive session. This comes amid investors’ concern about a global recession, with the Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rates later in the day. Crude oil prices closed the previous session at…
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Crude oil prices are down 1.5%… Brent is below $80 – (Update)
Crude oil prices fell globally by about 1.5%, at the end of the day, Monday, May 1 (2023), affected by economic tensions related to the prospects of the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates again. Crude prices were also affected by weak Chinese manufacturing data, at a time when the market expects a crisis with…
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Crude oil prices are down 4%… Brent is below $78 – (Update)
Crude oil prices fell by about 4% at the end of trading today, Wednesday, April 26 (2023), to continue bleeding losses after falling by more than 2% during the previous session, with concerns about demand. This comes as the market evaluated the weak US data that raised fears of a recession in the world’s largest…
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Crude oil prices rise for the second day and record weekly losses – (Update)
Crude oil prices rose by about 3%, at the end of trading today, Friday, April 28 (2023), for the second consecutive session, but recorded losses for the second week in a row. Disappointing US economic data and uncertainty about further interest rate hikes affected the outlook for oil demand, sending prices below $80 a barrel.…
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Crude oil prices rise for the first time in 3 sessions… and Brent is above $78 – (Update)
Crude oil prices rose, at the end of trading today, Thursday, April 27 (2023), in an attempt to reduce the huge losses incurred during the previous two sessions. The major decline in the oil markets was driven by fears of a US recession and an increase in Russian oil exports. This reduced the impact of…
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Crude oil prices fall by more than 2%… and Brent is below $81 – (update)
Crude oil prices fell by more than 2% at the end of trading today, Tuesday, April 25 (2023), after two sessions of gains. This comes with uncertainty about the global economic outlook and a rising US dollar, which outweighed investor optimism about demand in China and expectations of lower US oil inventories. Crude oil prices…
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Crude oil prices rise by more than 1% … and Brent is near $ 83 – (update)
Crude oil prices rose by more than 1%, at the end of trading today, Monday, April 24 (2023), with the decline in the US dollar and optimism about demand in China. This comes amid expectations of a decline in global fuel demand, which outweighed support from the possibility of supply cuts due to OPEC+ supply…
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Crude oil prices fell by more than 2%, recording the lowest level in 3 weeks – (Update)
Crude oil prices fell by more than 2%, at the end of trading today, Thursday, April 20 (2023), to continue losses for the second day in a row, recording their lowest levels in 3 weeks. This comes amid expectations of an interest rate hike after recent economic data from the US and China failed to…
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Crude oil prices are rising…and recording strong weekly losses – (Update)
Crude oil prices rose, at the end of trading today, Friday, April 21 (2023), in an attempt to reduce the losses incurred during the previous two sessions. Despite this, the oil markets recorded strong weekly losses, with increasing uncertainty about the economy and interest rates, as the increase in US gasoline stocks raised concerns about…
