Mid-Week Market Review: December 2024, Edition 3
Commodities Oil prices experienced a significant pullback on Tuesday, reaching their lowest levels in a week, driven by concerns over global demand. The downward pressure was amplified by disappointing economic data from Germany and China, two major players in the global economy. Brent crude futures dropped to $73.32 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
Mid-Week Market Review: December 2024, Edition 2
Commodities Contrary to overall expectations, oil markets have witnessed an uptick in prices over the last week, specifically escalated in the last 2 days. (WTI inched up from $68.623 to $70.18, and Brent climbed from $72.37 to $ $73.46, both at the time of publication). Despite broad concerns about global supply outweighing demand reinforced by […]
Mid-Week Market Review: December 2024, Edition 1
Commodities Oil prices witnessed a slight decline on Friday, peaking at a weekly loss of 4.55% for WTI Crude Oil and 2.26% for Brent. This downward pressure was driven by a reduction in concerns about supply disruptions due to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict and growing expectations of increased global oil supply in 2025. These factors outweighed […]
Mid-Week Market Review: November 2024, Edition 4
Commodities Crude oil prices saw an increase on Friday, rising more than 3% compared to the previous trading session. Over the week, both Brent and WTI crude benchmarks experienced notable gains, with Brent rising by around 6.20% and WTI up by 6.30%. The surge in oil prices came in response to escalating tensions in Ukraine. […]
Mid-Week Market Review: November 2024, Edition 3
Commodities Crude oil prices saw a modest increase on Wednesday as tensions in the Ukraine conflict intensified, alongside signs of rising crude imports by China. As of 10:06 AM, Brent Crude rose 0.66%, reaching $73.794 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude increased by 0.81% to $69.802 per barrel. The escalation of the war […]
Mid-Week Market Review: November 2024, Edition 2
Commodities In the oil market, traders are keenly awaiting a series of crucial US economic indicators this week, with the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) due for release later today. Comments from Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, along with remarks from other key officials, are also expected to shape market sentiment. Oil prices remained near […]
Mid-Week Market Review: November 2024, Edition 1
Commodities Last week, oil prices saw a slight uptick on Friday due to reports indicating that Iran was preparing a retaliatory strike against Israel from Iraq. Despite this, Brent crude recorded a weekly decline of approximately 3.35%, while WTI fell by about 3.19%. The market’s focus shifted back to the U.S. presidential election and ongoing […]
Mid-Week Market Review: October 2024, Edition 5
Commodities Last week, oil prices concluded the week on a positive note, with gains noted on Friday. Brent crude rose by 4.64% for the week, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) climbed 4.50%. Despite experiencing fluctuations throughout the week—initial increases on Monday and Tuesday followed by drops on Wednesday and Thursday—both benchmarks demonstrated resilience amidst ongoing […]
Mid-Week Market Review: October 2024, Edition 4
Commodities The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported last Thursday that U.S. crude oil production hit an all-time high, even as stockpiles of crude, gasoline, and distillates saw declines. For the week ending October 11, crude inventories fell by 2.2 million barrels to a total of 420.6 million barrels, while stocks at the Cushing delivery hub […]
Mid-week Market Review: October 2024, Edition 3
Commodities Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced last Friday that it has resumed oil production to pre-crisis levels, now reaching 1.25 million barrels. This recovery follows a recent disruption linked to a crisis within the country’s central bank. On the same day, oil prices for Brent and WTI Crude closed lower, but still marked a […]
