Record U.S. Stock Rally Threatened by Geopolitical Instability in the Middle East

Record U.S. Stock Rally Threatened by Geopolitical Instability in the Middle East

Investors and companies are becoming increasingly wary of the war in the Middle East, which poses a major risk to corporate performance. Sales have fallen due to widespread boycotts in Islamic countries, and attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea have threatened supply chains. Those headwinds pose a risk to the record rally in … Read more

Oil Prices Vary as Investors Weigh Slowdown in Demand and Weak US Retail Sales Data

Oil Prices Vary as Investors Weigh Slowdown in Demand and Weak US Retail Sales Data

Oil prices varied today as investors evaluated expectations of a slowdown in demand and weak US retail sales data revived hopes for a cut in US interest rates. Brent crude futures fell 11 cents, equivalent to 0.1%, to $82.75 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose one cent to $78.04 per barrel, … Read more

Oil Prices Fall in Early Asian Trading as Crude Inventories Increase

Oil Prices Fall in Early Asian Trading as Crude Inventories Increase

Oil prices fell in early Asian trading today, after the American Petroleum Institute announced that crude inventories increased more than expected last week, and investors’ expectations for the US Central Bank to reduce interest rates declined. The decline in Brent crude futures reached 29 cents, equivalent to 0.4%, to reach $82.48, while US West Texas … Read more

New US Sanctions on Russian Oil and Diamond Sectors and Potential Nationalization of Rosneft Deutschland: Latest Updates

New US Sanctions on Russian Oil and Diamond Sectors and Potential Nationalization of Rosneft Deutschland: Latest Updates

Oil prices recorded $82.19 per barrel for Brent crude futures, and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures recorded $76.84 per barrel upon settlement on Friday, as prices achieved weekly gains of about 6%. The United States announced the imposition of new sanctions on entities related to the Russian oil and diamond sectors, according to Cairo … Read more

Oil Prices Rise on Federal Reserve Interest Rate Cut Hint and China Real Estate Support Measures

Oil Prices Rise on Federal Reserve Interest Rate Cut Hint and China Real Estate Support Measures

Written by – Marwa Al-Ghoul Thursday, February 1, 2024 02:00 PM Oil prices rose today, supported by the Federal Reserve’s hints about a possible start of interest rate cuts at a time when China unveiled new support measures for the faltering real estate market. Brent crude futures rose 43 cents, or 0.5%, to reach $80.98 … Read more

EIB Allocates 400 Million Euros for Renewable Energy Investment in Greece and EU Countries

EIB Allocates 400 Million Euros for Renewable Energy Investment in Greece and EU Countries

Written by – Marwa Al-Ghoul Wednesday, January 3, 2024 02:00 PM Recorded Oil prices today Wednesday, $76.11 per barrel for Brent crude futures, the US West Texas Intermediate crude futures recorded $70.64 per barrel, and prices witnessed a slight rise in early Asian trading. The European Investment Bank has allocated 400 million euros to support … Read more

Oil Prices End 2023 with 10% Annual Decline, Lowest Since 2020

Oil Prices End 2023 with 10% Annual Decline, Lowest Since 2020

Oil prices recorded $77.04 per barrel for Brent crude futures, and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures recorded $71.65 per barrel upon settlement on Friday, as oil futures contracts fell more than 10% on the last trading day in 2023. Oil prices are heading to end 2023 with a decline of about 10%, recording the … Read more

WTI and Brent Crude Oil Prices Decline on Last Trading Day of 2023

WTI and Brent Crude Oil Prices Decline on Last Trading Day of 2023

Economic news 7:11 a.m. 2023-12-30 West Texas Crude Oil (WTI) futures in New York closed slightly lower on Friday (Dec. 29), the last trading day of 2023, and prices posted an annual decline for the first time since last year. 2020 amid concerns about oil demand trends This has overshadowed positives from supply disruptions and … Read more

World Oil Prices Surge 2% After Houthi Attacks on Commercial Ships in Red Sea

World Oil Prices Surge 2% After Houthi Attacks on Commercial Ships in Red Sea

Jakarta – World oil prices rose 2% in trading last Tuesday, this was the highest increase in a month. The main factor triggering the increase in world oil prices was the heated situation in the Red Sea after the Houthi group in Yemen attacked several commercial ships. Reporting from Reuters, Wednesday (27/12/2023), the price of … Read more

Global Shipping Crisis: More Than 100 Container Ships Reroute to Avoid Houthi Attacks

Global Shipping Crisis: More Than 100 Container Ships Reroute to Avoid Houthi Attacks

More than 100 container ships have changed their Red Sea route to the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to avoid attacks by the Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen, but this has resulted in increased costs and shipping delays. There is. The United States is considering ways to respond … Read more