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Banks remain financially committed to oil despite transition shift- oil and gas 360

Banks remain financially committed to oil despite transition shift

Oil Price There is no large international bank without a net-zero plan. These plans invariably include curbs in lending to the oil and gas industry. Yet despite these plans. Most of the world’s top lenders continue doing business with the oil industry—and they’ve been doing more of it lately. The revelation comes from the 15th annual Banking on Climate Chaos report authored by

What the fresh march higher in oil means for world markets- oil and gas 360

What the fresh march higher in oil means for world markets

Yahoo Finance LONDON – Oil prices are up around 16% so far this year near $90 a barrel, with supply worries high given escalating Middle East tensions and tit-for-tat attacks on energy infrastructure between Ukraine and Russia. Investors are paying attention. After all, it was an energy price surge two years ago that helped drive inflation and interest rates higher

Bank of America set to expand its energy transition business- oil and gas 360

Bank of America set to expand its energy transition business

Oil Price Bank of America is looking to expand its business related to the energy transition, boosting carbon trading, and power and natural gas markets trading, senior executives have told Bloomberg. Banks in the United States and Europe are looking to boost exposure to trading products and financing projects that are deemed of key importance to the energy transition. Bank of

Bank of America: Dovish Fed will send oil back to $100- oil and gas 360

Bank of America: Dovish Fed will send oil back to $100

Oil Price The Bank of America has predicted that Brent could quickly go past $90 per barrel on the back of a dovish pivot in the U.S. Federal Reserve and a “successful” economic reopening by China, Reuters reports.   BofA has forecast that Brent prices–currently trading at $76.73–will average $100/bbl in 2023 thanks to Chinese oil demand recovery on a post-COVID reopening

Brent could push past $150 per barrel if Russian oil exports shrink, Bank of America says- oil and gas 360

Brent could push past $150 per barrel if Russian oil exports shrink, Bank of America says

BOE Report Global oil benchmark Brent crude could rise past $150 a barrel if there is a sharp contraction in Russian oil exports, Bank of America (BofA) Global Research said on Friday. Oil prices surged after Russian’s Ukraine invasion, which Moscow calls a “special operation”, and are currently just below the $120 a barrel level. “With our $120/bbl Brent target

Oil prices may hit $100 this winter, spurring economic crisis, warns Bank of America

Oil prices may hit $100 this winter, spurring economic crisis, warns Bank of America

World Oil SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) –The global energy crunch could help propel oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 and spur a global economic crisis, according to Bank of America. Natural gas prices have already surged to almost double that level in oil equivalent terms, and BofA says a spike in demand for diesel could push

Bank of America’s Moynihan says the Fed can pull back on policy help- oil and gas 360

Bank of America’s Moynihan says the Fed can pull back on policy help

CNBC Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan encouraged the Federal Reserve to ease up on its ultra-easy monetary policy, saying Monday that the urgency for the pandemic-related response is abating. Speaking a day before the central bank begins its June policy meeting, the head of the second-largest U.S. banks by assets told CNBC that inflation-related issues are top of mind for small

BofA sees oil demand recovering, hikes crude forecasts- oil and gas 360

BofA sees oil demand recovering, hikes crude forecasts

Reuters Bank of America (BofA) Global Research has lifted its oil price forecast for this year and next as demand recovers from coronavirus-linked shutdowns, the OPEC+ output cut deal curtails supply, and producers slash capital expenditure. The bank now sees Brent crude oil averaging $43.70 per barrel in 2020, up from a previous estimate of $37. In 2021 and 2022,

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan says U.S. economy starting to ‘come out of the hole’- oil and gas 360

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan says U.S. economy starting to ‘come out of the hole’

CNBC The U.S. economy is beginning to recover from shutdowns tied to the coronavirus pandemic, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan told CNBC on Thursday. Moynihan cited consumer spending figures from the millions of households using his lender’s credit and debit cards: While transactions collapsed by about 30% in April, it was down by only 5% to 10% in May. “You’re starting to see

Central banks are creating ‘fake markets,’ Bank of America strategists say- oil and gas 360

Central banks are creating ‘fake markets,’ Bank of America strategists say

CNBC Stocks have become detached from reality due to recent interventions from central banks into the bond markets, according to analysts at Bank of America. In a research note Friday, the Bank of America Securities division highlighted the question of why the stock market is so divorced from reality as one of the most frequently asked by investors. Despite the economic