A weekend report that Iraq expects to reach an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and foreign oil companies to resume oil production from the Kurdish region’s oilfields within three days. Via a statement from Iraqi oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani. Iraq has reached an understanding with Turkey in relation to resumption of northern oil
Share: WTI prices are up for Friday, but Crude Oil remains significantly down from recent highs. Market fears about declining demand have replaced fears of spill-over from Gaza Strip conflict. Friday bidding likely a spot of profit-taking rather than outright reversal. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil prices have rebounded 2.8% on Friday,
WTI crude oil daily WTI crude oil has rebounded $1.22 today but it was flushed lower this week on a series of factors that offer hints on what’s coming next. 1) Technical selling The first reason is the simplest: $80 broke. Oil tested $80 several times before finally breaking it on Tuesday. That sent crude
© Reuters. Today, as the North American trading session commenced, the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) demonstrated strength while the British Pound (GBP) lagged. The U.S. Dollar (USD) exhibited mixed performance against various currencies, with rebounding due to the impact of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision. China’s economic situation continues to be challenging, with
Share: The Canadian Dollar has seen little but downside this week. A pivot to market Fed expectations is sending investors into the US Dollar. Crude Oil bids try to recover, limiting Loonie losses for Friday. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is in the red overall for the week, seeing only a minor gain on
Oil set for third weekly decline as Middle East conflict concerns ebb FULL STORY Oil prices were up slightly on Friday but are set to fall for a third week as concerns of supply disruptions from the Israel-Hamas conflict have ebbed, allowing demand worries to reassert themselves. “The threat of disruptions to supplies from the
Share: USD/CAD trades with a mild negative bias and is pressured by a modest USD downtick. The uncertainty over the Fed’s rate-hike path should help limit any meaningful USD fall. Bearish Oil prices might continue to undermine the Loonie and lend support to the pair. The USD/CAD pair ticks lower during the Asian
Oil (Brent Crude, WTI) Analysis US API crude inventory data posts sizeable rise, EIA data delayed to next week Oil sell-off sees the commodity (Brent) trading below the key 200 SMA WTI trading in a similar fashion with the 200 SMA holding as resistance The analysis in this article makes use of chart patterns and
Commodity Update: Gold, Oil Analysis Gold heads lower on a stronger dollar and pulls back from overbought territory Gold volatility (GXZ) has witnessed a sharp decline after approaching levels synonymous with the banking turmoil earlier this year Brent crude oil drops as global growth outlook outweighs supply concerns The analysis in this article makes use
This is from the privately surveyed oil stock data ahead of official government data tomorrow morning out of the US. Via Twitter: I had seen a different number elsewhere for the distillates. — Expectations I had seen centred on: Headline crude -0.3mn barrels Distillates -1.5 mn bbls Gasoline -0.8 mn — This data point is
