Geopolitical Turmoil to Spur Bullish Energy Market Sentiment

CRUDE OIL PRICES OUTLOOK Oil prices soften after Monday’s strong rally. Despite Tuesday’s move, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East create a constructive backdrop for energy markets in the near term. This article looks at oil’s key technical levels to watch in the coming days and weeks. Trade Smarter – Sign up for the DailyFX

WTI struggling to recapture $90 heading into the end of the week

Share: WTI is strung up near $89.00/bbl after slipping off of recent highs. US crude barrels briefly saw $92.00 in the midweek on continuing supply concerns. Price pressures have eased heading into the weekend, but prices are set to continue rising. West Texas Intermediary (WT) US crude oil is struggling to hold onto

WTI hits YTD high of $85.57 amid supply cuts and strong demand

Share: Saudi Arabia expected to extend its 1 million bpd output cut into October. Russia agrees with OPEC to cut exports next month. Positive business activity reports from China improve the oil demand outlook. US unemployment rate rises, wage growth slows, potentially pausing interest rate hikes. Western Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude

WTI rises near $83.00 amid supply crunch fears

Share: WTI rose near the $82.90 zone, setting a three-day winning streak. Supply crunch fears amid the Hurracain Idalia tractions Oil prices. A stronger USD and the fragile Chinese situation may limit the upside. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose on Wednesday and threatened the $83.00 resistance.  What is driving the price upwards

Further consolidation in the pipeline

Share: Considering advanced prints from CME Group for crude oil futures markets, open interest increased for the third consecutive session on Monday, now by around 1.4K contracts. Volume, instead, nearly halved from the previous day and dropped by around 431.3K contracts. WTI appears consolidative around $80.00 Price action around WTI gyrated around the

Upward sloping profile for Krone in the coming months – Danske Bank

Share: August has marked a significant setback to NOK. Economists at Danske Bank analyze Krone’s outlook. Favouring the topside for the rest of this year The supply side of energy markets is tight. This has been an important pillar in our long-term bullish view on NOK. Meanwhile, with the global growth slowdown continuously

Oil benchmarks rise amid signs of lower US output

Share: WTI increased more than 1% on Friday and found resistance near $81.30, above the 20-day SMA. US Oil and natural rigs decreased for the sixth week in a row. The USD trading neutral allowed the black gold to gain traction. Chinese financial woes may limit the WTI’s upwards momentum. At the end