Economy – Oil & Gas 360

Oil prices continue to rise; election uncertainty, economic cues in focus

November 5, 2024

(Investing) – Oil prices edged higher Tuesday, continuing recent gains, with traders now seeking more cues from the U.S. presidential election and a top political meeting in China. At 08:00 ET (13:00 GMT), Brent oil futures climbed 0.5% to $75.45 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.5% to $71.85 a barrel. Oil shot up on Monday (NASDAQ:MNDY), posting gains of around 2%, after the

Energy Market Assessment: Awareness of the economy and energy markets greatly reduced

October 15, 2024

Energy Market Assessment: The high level of lack of understanding and the greatly reduced awareness of the economy and energy markets are providing much opportunity.

Brent hovers around $83 as inflation data takes center stage

May 13, 2024

CNBC Oil prices were little changed on Monday after losing about $1 a barrel in the previous session on signs that U.S. policymakers are likely to keep interest rates higher for longer. Brent crude futures were up 21 cents at $83 a barrel by 1036 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 27 cents at $78.53. Although prices

Oil prices fall, head for steepest weekly drop in three months

May 3, 2024

CNBC Oil prices edged lower on Friday, and were on course for their steepest weekly loss in three months, as investors weighed weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data and the timing of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. Brent crude futures for July were down 71 cents, or 0.85%, to settle at $82.96 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for June

Oil slips on China economic headwinds

January 30, 2024

Investing LONDON – Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, extending a more than 1% drop in the previous session on China’s economic outlook, though losses were kept in check by supply fears driven escalating tensions in the Middle East. March Brent crude futures, which are due to expire on Wednesday, fell 52 cents, or 0.6%, to $81.88 a barrel by 1413 GMT.

Inflation concerns keep oil investors at bay

September 28, 2023

Investing LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices edged lower on Thursday on growing expectations that key Western economies will maintain high interest rates to tackle stubborn inflation. By 1312 GMT, Brent crude futures were down 66 cents at $95.89 a barrel after rising to their highest level since last November earlier in the session. The November contract expires on Friday. The December Brent contract

Canada’s economy suffers setback on oil-production slowdown

July 1, 2022

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Canada’s economic expansion suffered a minor setback last month after a robust start to the year, driven by a drop in oil production. Preliminary data show gross domestic product contracted by 0.2% in May as output slid in oil and gas, manufacturing and construction sectors, Statistics Canada reported Thursday in Ottawa. That followed a strong

The economy is running on a stimulus-fueled caffeine high. What will happen when it wears off?

April 16, 2021

CNBC The setting for 2021 seems clear: A powerful growth trajectory fueled by an influx of government spending as the U.S. recovers from the Covid-19 crisis and heads into the fastest economic acceleration in nearly 40 years. But after that, then what? The path beyond this rocket-fueled year looks far less clear. One-time spending has rarely been the catalyst for

Fed’s Kaplan said he expects an interest rate hike in 2022

March 23, 2021

CNBC Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan told CNBC on Tuesday he likely will favor an interest rate increase before the end of 2022. Though he doesn’t see inflation becoming a problem anytime soon, the central bank official said he expects the economy to progress enough to allow for the Fed to start pulling back on the high levels of

Federal Reserve leaves interest rates and asset purchases unchanged

January 27, 2021

CNBC The Federal Reserve kept its foot to the floor Wednesday in terms of the help it is providing for an economy that central bank officials say has slowed down. Consistent with market expectations, the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee said it was keeping its benchmark short-term borrowing rate anchored near zero and maintaining an asset purchasing program that is

U.S. December deficit hits $144 billion, record for the month

January 13, 2021

Reuters WASHINGTON – The U.S. government posted a December budget deficit of $144 billion – a record for the month – due to far higher outlays with coronavirus relief spending and unemployment benefits, while revenues ticked slightly higher, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday. The Treasury said the December deficit compares with a $13 billion deficit in December 2019, before

Fed Chair Powell calls for more help from Congress, says there’s a low risk of ‘overdoing it’

October 6, 2020

CNBC Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell called Tuesday for continued aggressive fiscal and monetary stimulus for an economic recovery that he said still has “a long way to go.” Noting progress made in job creation, goods consumption and business formation, among other areas, Powell said that now would be the wrong time for policymakers to take their foot off the gas. Doing so,

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