Oil prices jump and gold hits seven-year high amid heightened Middle East tensions January 6, 2020 Oil prices have continued to rise after US President Donald Trump threatened Iraq with sanctions if the country expels American troops. Gold also hit a seven-year high as investors seek shelter from mounting tensions in safe haven assets. Read more: Qasem Soleimani: Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions if US troops are expelled The precious metal [...]
Oil prices surge after US kill Iran general Qassem Soleimani but Wall Street stocks stutter January 4, 2020 Oil prices surged as much as $3 per barrel on Friday as it and other safe havens such as gold all rallied following the US airstrike which killed Iran’s top military commander, General Qassem Soleimani. While the attack on the head of the elite Quds Force and promise of revenge from Iran left traders concerned, [...]
European stocks falter after US kills top Iranian general in Baghdad January 3, 2020 European markets faltered this morning amid rising tensions after the US confirmed that it had killed one of Iran’s top military officials in an air strike. In the UK, the FTSE 100 opened 0.5 per cent down, with the biggest fallers being the travel groups and airliners EasyJet, IAG and TUI Group. Read more: Donald [...]
Oil prices rise on renewed hopes of US-China trade deal December 26, 2019 Oil prices lifted this morning as markets responded to a potential breakthrough in US-China trade talks and production cuts by producer group Opec. Brent crude rose 11 per cent to $66.23 a barrel in early trading, while West Texas Intermediate was up 0.25 per cent at $61.26. Read more: Shell takes $2bn hit amid slowing [...]
Oil prices near three month highs on trade deal optimism December 17, 2019 Oil prices neared their highest levels for three months today as the apparent stabilisation in the world economy continued. The combination of Opec+ cuts, a trade deal between the US and China, and a slowdown in US shale production sent Brent crude over $65 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate hit $60.22. Read more: Opec [...]
Opec production cuts compliance could push oil price to $70 December 9, 2019 The combination of strong compliance of Opec and its allies with production cuts and a US-China trade deal could push the price of Brent crude to $70 by the second quarter of 2020. According to a note from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, last week’s agreement to curb production by an additional 500,000 barrels a [...]
Global oil prices fall as Chinese exports shink again in November December 9, 2019 Oil prices fell this morning, after China’s exports of goods and services shrank for the fourth month in a row. Brent futures were down 0.5 per cent, at $64.03 per barrel, after gaining about three per cent last week after news that OPEC and allies would increase output cuts. Read more: Oil prices soar ahead [...]
Opec and allies expected to deepen oil production cuts December 5, 2019 Oil producer group Opec has begun its two-day meeting in Vienna, with expectations that the cartel and its allies will deepen oil supply cuts next year. Opec+, a wider grouping that involves countries such as Russia, has curbed production by 1.2m barrels per day since 2017 in a bid to counter the rise of the [...]
Oil prices soar ahead of Opec meeting December 4, 2019 Oil prices shot up today ahead of Thursday’s Opec meeting, which is expected to yield an extension to oil production cuts. West Texas Intermediate rose 4.1 per cent to $58.4 a barrel, with Brent Crude up 3.9 per cent to $63.16 per barrel. Read more: Saudi Arabia pushing Opec for deeper oil production cuts Expectations [...]
BP faces complaint over ‘misleading’ ad campaign December 4, 2019 Environmental law charity Clientearth has accused BP of “misleading” the public regarding its low-carbon credentials with its multimillion pound advertising campaign. Yesterday the non-profit group lodged an official complaint under international guidelines regarding the campaign, which is BP’s first in 10 years. Read more: Spanish oil giant Repsol pledges to cut emissions to zero by [...]