Oil perks up on inventory drawdown forecasts for this year LONDON: Oil prices ticked higher on Wednesday after three key forecasters predicted that global oil inventories... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 03:41pm
Markets Oil edges up as OPEC sees relatively strong growth in 2024 oil demand HOUSTON: Oil prices edged slightly higher on Tuesday as OPEC stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in... Updated 11 Jun, 2024 09:25pm
Markets Oil prices gain 2% to one-week high on hopes of higher summer fuel demand NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed about 2% to a one-week high on Monday, buoyed by hopes of rising fuel demand this... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 09:18pm
Markets Oil pares gains after US data deflates expectations of near term rate cut LONDON: Oil pared gains on Friday as demand concerns intensified after strong U.S. jobs data soured hopes of the... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 08:10pm
Markets Oil extends gains with September Fed rate cut in focus LONDON: Oil extended gains on Thursday, as support from growing expectations of an interest rate cut from the U.S.... Updated 06 Jun, 2024 05:36pm
Markets Oil eases as US crude, fuel stock builds bolster demand jitters HOUSTON: Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday as a surprise build in U.S. crude stocks and larger-than-expected rise... Updated 05 Jun, 2024 08:55pm
Markets Oil drops more than $1 as OPEC+ decision spotlights shaky demand LONDON: Oil prices fell more than $1 on Tuesday on scepticism about an OPEC+ decision to boost supply later this... Updated 04 Jun, 2024 07:29pm
Markets Oil dives 3%, OPEC+ decision fails to allay demand worries NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled more than $2 a barrel on Monday to multi-month lows, as investors worried about the... Updated 03 Jun, 2024 09:04pm
Markets Oil stabilises ahead of US inflation data and OPEC+ meeting LONDON: Oil prices held steady on Friday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data for clues on the demand outlook... Updated 31 May, 2024 05:19pm
Markets Oil prices steady before stocks and inflation data, OPEC+ meeting LONDON: Oil prices were broadly steady on Thursday, ahead of U.S. crude oil stockpiles data, inflation data and an... Updated 30 May, 2024 05:28pm
Markets Oil prices gain on expectations of OPEC+ extension to output cuts LONDON: Oil prices grazed a four-week peak on Wednesday on expectations that major producers will extend output cuts... Updated 29 May, 2024 05:20pm
Markets Oil steadies as OPEC+ restraint balances interest rate concerns LONDON: Global oil prices steadied on Tuesday as the prospect of OPEC+ maintaining oil supply curbs at its June 2... Updated 28 May, 2024 04:38pm
Markets Oil holds steady around three-month lows LONDON: Oil prices were stable on Friday but poised to show a weekly loss under pressure from lingering concerns... Updated 24 May, 2024 05:50pm
Markets Oil creeps back up after three days of losses LONDON: Oil prices crept up on Thursday, clawing back some of the previous three days’ losses despite the U.S.... Updated 23 May, 2024 05:04pm
Markets Oil slips for third day on likely ‘higher for longer’ US rates LONDON: Oil prices fell on Wednesday, retreating for a third straight day on expectations that the Federal Reserve... Updated 22 May, 2024 05:37pm
Markets Oil rebounds, gains 1% after US crude draw, lukewarm inflation data NEW YORK: Oil prices rose nearly 1% on Wednesday from a two-month low in the prior session as the market balanced... Updated 16 May, 2024 12:34am
Markets Oil dips as US data suggests inflation stickier than expected LONDON: Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, after US data suggested inflation remains sticky, while OPEC maintained... Updated 14 May, 2024 07:47pm
Markets Oil benchmark Brent above $84 on perky US, China demand signals LONDON: Global benchmark Brent hovered above $84 a barrel on Friday after data this week signalled growing demand in... Updated 10 May, 2024 11:57pm
Markets Oil holds near one-week high on rising demand hopes after China, US data NEW YORK: Oil prices held near a one-week high on Thursday as data from China and the U.S. that signalled demand in... Updated 09 May, 2024 11:12pm
Markets Oil slides on rising US stockpiles, strong dollar LONDON: Oil prices fell on Wednesday as industry data showed a rise in crude and fuel inventories in the U.S. and as... Updated 08 May, 2024 05:01pm
Markets Oil steadies as weak physical markets balance Middle East tensions LONDON: Oil steadied on Tuesday as weakness in the physical market countered concern about conflict in the Middle... Updated 07 May, 2024 04:53pm
Markets Oil climbs as Gaza tensions rise, Saudi Arabia hikes prices LONDON: Oil futures climbed on Monday after Saudi Arabia hiked June crude prices for most regions and as the... Updated 06 May, 2024 04:50pm
Markets Oil prices set for steepest weekly drop in 3 months LONDON: Oil prices edged higher on Friday yet remained on course for their steepest weekly loss in three months... Updated 03 May, 2024 05:37pm
Markets Oil prices rebound after closing at seven-week low LONDON: Oil prices rose on Thursday, rebounding from three days of losses that took prices to their lowest since... Updated 02 May, 2024 06:02pm
Markets Oil falls to 7-week low on surprise build in US storage, Middle East ceasefire hopes US Energy Information Administration says energy firms added surprise 7.3 million barrels of crude into stockpiles during week ended April 26 Updated 01 May, 2024 08:36pm
Markets Oil edges higher as investors eye Mideast talks, rates meeting LONDON: Oil edged up on Tuesday a day after falling as Israel-Hamas talks offered hopes of a ceasefire even as Red... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 05:53pm
Markets Oil dips on Israel-Hamas peace talks, slim near-term US rate cut hopes Oil prices dipped on Monday as Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks in Cairo tempered fears of a wider Middle East conflict,... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 06:30pm
Markets Oil extends losses on easing Middle East tension, demand concerns LONDON: Oil prices fell to a three-week low on Thursday, extending losses on hopes of easing tensions in the key... Updated 18 Apr, 2024 06:44pm
Markets Oil falls nearly 3% as demand worries outweigh Middle East supply risks Brent futures for June were down $2.44, or 2.7%, to $87.58 a barrel Updated 17 Apr, 2024 10:47pm
Markets China crude oil throughput rises 1.3% in March BEIJING: China’s oil refinery throughput rose in March as refiners stepped up runs amid signs of a tentative... Published 16 Apr, 2024 12:45pm