A statement over the weekend from Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas: Libya is currently losing more than 1,100,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil production most of the oil fields are closed, except for the Hamada field and the Mellitah complex, while the Al-Wafa field continues operations from time to time. “ … it
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Russia’s Rosneft is holding back on signing new crude oil deals with two Indian state refiners, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, as it has committed sales to other customers. Indian refiners have been snapping up cheap Russian oil, shunned by western companies and countries since sanctions were imposed against Moscow for its
Beijing has reintroduced a few minor restrictions (all off-campus and “offline” sports activities for teens would be cancelled starting Sunday). Earlier a spokesperson for the city’s government said a recent outbreak “The recent outbreak … is strongly explosive in nature and widespread in scope“. Which does not sound too good at all. Even Chinese Communist
Oil bulls are starting to picture a world in which China, the engine of demand growth, comes back to the market. And if their analysis is right, the summer is going to be painful for oil consumers everywhere who’re already facing spiraling prices — whether that’s Americans paying about $5 a gallon gasoline, or Brits
MON: UK GDP Estimate (Apr). TUE: UK Jobs Data (Apr/May); Swedish CPI (May); German ZEW Survey (Jun); US PPI (May); OPEC MOMR. WED: FOMC Announcement; BCB Announcement; Chinese Industrial Production and Retail Sales (May), French CPI (May), US Retail Sales (May), New Zealand GDP (Q1); IEA OMR. THU: BoE Announcement; SNB Announcement; Australian Labour Market
It was a non-consequential week for gold as market players remained non-committal ahead of the US Fed decision next week. The price traded in a narrow range near $1850/oz for most of the week, but a late Friday rally helped the bullion gain about 1.5%. Gold has recovered substantially from the lows set in mid-May.
Worries of stagflation intensified a whole lot last week. In particular, even the habitually cautious ECB pre-committed to rate hikes in July and September, while delivering new economic forecasts with sharply higher inflation and lower growth projections. Selloff in risk markets accelerated further after US CPI re-accelerated to new 40-year high. The hope of inflation
The stronger than expected CPI reversed premarket stock gains and pushed the major indices lower. A weaker Michigan consumer sentiment didn’t help with the overall sentiment. The weekly percentage declines in the Dow, S&P, and NASDAQ weeks was the worst since January 21 Major indices closed near lows for the day Dow Jones is down
Oil prices held near 13-week highs on Thursday, underpinned by robust demand in the world’s top consumer United States while demand is expected to rebound in China as COVID-19 curbs across major cities are relaxed. Brent crude futures for August nudged up 12 cents to $123.70 a barrel by 0033 GMT, while U.S. West Texas
Markets: S&P 500 down 117 points, or 2.9%, to 3900 US 10-year yields up 11.3 bps to 3.155% WTI crude oil down 86-cents to $120.65′ Gold up $23 to $1871 USD leads, GBP lags Jitters were running high ahead of the May US CPI report but the reality was even worse than the fears. All
New Delhi: Gold prices declined by Rs 58 to Rs 50,793 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, according to HDFC securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal settled at Rs 50,851 per 10 grams. Silver also tumbled by Rs 601 to Rs 60,914 per kg from Rs 61,515 per kg in
Dollar rises strongly in early US session after CPI data. Headline inflation reaccelerated with strong rise in energy and food prices From this perspective, there is little scope for Fed to pause tightening in September. It might instead continue its 50bps per meeting plan for longer. The greenback is now the strongest one for the
The outlook in Europe is looking rather grim at the moment. A looming energy crisis, made worse by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, adds to worsening economic conditions brought about by surging inflation pressures. And now, you can start throwing in a debt crisis into the picture again. ECB president Lagarde failed to address any concerns regarding
TOKYO: Oil prices fell on Friday but still hovered near three-month highs, with fears over new COVID-19 lockdown measures in Shanghai outweighing solid demand for fuels in the world’s top consumer United States. Brent crude futures for August was down $1.01, or 0.8%, at $122.06 a barrel as of 0141 GMT after a 0.4% decline
Euro’s post ECB rally was very short-lived, while market turned into risk-off mode later in US session. Negative sentiment continues in Asia today as US consumer inflation data is awaited. So far, Sterling is the strongest one for the week followed by Dollar, and then Canadian. Yen is the overwhelming loser, extending recent down trend
Markets: Gold down $6.5 to $1846 US 10-year yields up 0.1 bps to 3.047% WTI crude oil down 85-cents to $121.26 S&P 500 down 2.3% USD leads, AUD lags Risk sentiment deteriorated sharply in North American trading. There wasn’t a clear catalyst but Lagarde didn’t do anyone any favours in her post-ECB press conference as
Gold prices in the national capital on Thursday gained by Rs 133 to Rs 50,907 per 10 grams, supported by rupee depreciation, according to Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal settled at Rs 50,774 per 10 grams. Silver also jumped by Rs 273 to Rs 61,535 per kg from Rs 61,262 per kg
Euro is attempting to rally after ECB surprisingly pre-commit to rate hikes in July and September. Germany 10-year yield also jumps to 1.45% in reaction. Commodity currencies turn slightly weaker on overall sluggish market sentiment. Dollar is mixed for now, and will need some fresh inspiration from tomorrow’s CPI release. Meanwhile, Yen continues to digest