TAG: latest news on crude oil prices

Oil recovers from 3-week low after US imposes sanctions on Venezuela, Iran; Brent at $87/bbl

Oil prices were broadly steady on Thursday, April 18, as investors weighed US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran, and robust US jobs data against the wider backdrop of demand concerns and easing Middle East tensions that had pushed prices three per cent low...

5 months ago

Oil settles higher on Middle East supply woes, US inflation data limits gains; Brent at $89/bbl

Crude oil prices settled higher in the previous session, garnering support from tensions in the Middle East, but a stronger US dollar and US inflation data faded hopes that the US Federal Reserve would cut interest rates soon, limiting gains in crude pri...

5 months ago

Oil extends losses on easing Middle East tensions, slower US biz activity; Brent steady at $88/bbl

Oil prices were moderately lower on Wednesday, April 24, as worries over conflict in the Middle East eased and business activity in the world's largest oil consumer slowed down, however, a fall in US crude oil inventories put a floor on the losses. Oil p...

5 months ago

Oil rises $1 as US dollar slips to one-week low, investors shift focus to global economy; Brent at $88/bbl

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 doll...

5 months ago