Brent crude futures for July were last down 29 cents, or 0.35 per cent, to $83.38 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude for June fell 37 cents, or 0.47 per cent, to $78.58 per barrel. Both benchmarks are set for weekly losses as investors are concerned that higher-for-longer interest rates will curb economic growth … Read more
Oil edged back towards the previous day’s seven-week low-mark on Thursday, May 2, paring earlier gains, after US data pointed to persistent labour market strength which further diminished hopes of early decline in US interest rates. Brent crude futures for July were up 40 cents, or 0.5 per cent, at $83.84 a barrel heaving earlier … Read more
Brent crude futures for June, which expire on Tuesday, were last down 60 cents, or 0.7 per cent, at $87.8 per barrel. The more active July contract fell 97 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $86.21. The US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were last down 83 cents, or one per cent, at $81.82 … Read more
Oil prices rose a dollar a barrel on Tuesday, April 23, as the US dollar index fell to its lowest in over a week and as oil investors shifted focus away from the ongoing geopolitical issues in the Middle East to the state of global economies. The US dollar index weakened after latest S&P Global … Read more