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Oil Prices Fall as Market awaits Trump Policy Announcements

Oil Prices Fall as Market awaits Trump Policy Announcements

Oil prices fell on Monday as traders awaited U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in the hope of some clarity on his policy agenda, including plans to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Brent crude futures declined by 85 cents, or 1.05% to $79.94 by 1347 GMT. U.S. West Texas Interme...


January 17, 2025
Oil Set for 4th wk of Gains, Investors Assess US Sanctions Impact
Oil Set for 4th wk of Gains, Investors Assess US Sanctions Impact

Oil prices edged up on Friday, heading for a fourth consecutive week of gains, as the latest U.S. sanctions on Russian energy trade heightened...

January 16, 2025
Oil Rises as US Inventory Decline Heightens Supply Concerns
Oil Rises as US Inventory Decline Heightens Supply Concerns

Oil prices gained for a second session on Thursday, supported by worries over potential supply disruptions amid U.S. sanctions on Russia, a...

January 15, 2025
Oil Inches Up, Uncertainty over Sanctions Impact Caps Gains
Oil Inches Up, Uncertainty over Sanctions Impact Caps Gains

Oil prices rose on Wednesday trimming losses from the previous day, as the focus turned back to potential supply disruptions from sanctions on...

January 14, 2025
Oil Shipping Rates Surge after US Sanctions Tighten Global Fleet
Oil Shipping Rates Surge after US Sanctions Tighten Global Fleet

Supertanker freight rates jumped after the U.S. expanded sanctions on Russia's oil industry, sending traders rushing to book vessels to ship...

Oil Hovers near 4-mth Highs, Russia Sanctions Stay in Focus
Oil Hovers near 4-mth Highs, Russia Sanctions Stay in Focus

Oil prices eased on Tuesday but remained near four-month highs as the impact of fresh U.S. sanctions on Russian oil remained the market's main...

January 13, 2025
Oil Jumps as new US Sanctions to Curb Russian Supply to China, India
Oil Jumps as new US Sanctions to Curb Russian Supply to China, India

Oil prices extended gains for a third session on Monday, with Brent rising above $80 a barrel to its highest in more than four months, as wider...

January 10, 2025
Oil Set for Third Straight Weekly Gain on Supply Concerns
Oil Set for Third Straight Weekly Gain on Supply Concerns

Oil prices rose on Friday and were on track for a third straight week of gains as traders focused on potential supply disruptions from sanctions...

January 9, 2025
Oil Edges Higher, Markets Weigh Demand against US Inventories
Oil Edges Higher, Markets Weigh Demand against US Inventories

Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday as investors factored in firm winter fuel demand expectations despite large U.S. fuel inventories and...

January 8, 2025
Oil Rises on Tighter OPEC Supply, US Jobs Data
Oil Rises on Tighter OPEC Supply, US Jobs Data

Oil prices rose on Wednesday as supplies from Russia and OPEC members tightened while data showing an unexpected increase in U.S. job openings...

January 7, 2025
Oil Prices Rise as Concerns Grow over Supply Disruptions
Oil Prices Rise as Concerns Grow over Supply Disruptions

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday reversing earlier declines, as fears of tighter Russian and Iranian supply due to escalating...

Global Crude Exports Dip as Trade Routes Reshuffle Again
Global Crude Exports Dip as Trade Routes Reshuffle Again

The volume of global crude exports in 2024 declined 2%, the first fall since the COVID-19 pandemic, shipping data showed, due to weak demand growth...

January 6, 2025
Oil Prices Hold at Three-Month High on Stronger Demand
Oil Prices Hold at Three-Month High on Stronger Demand

Oil prices steadied at their highest since mid-October as colder weather spurred buying while further support came from expectations of tighter...

January 3, 2025
Oil Steady near 2-mth Highs, Market Eyes Policy Support for Growth
Oil Steady near 2-mth Highs, Market Eyes Policy Support for Growth

Oil prices barely budged on Friday after closing at their highest in more than two months in the prior session, amid hopes that governments around...

January 2, 2025
Oil Rises as Investors Return from Holidays, Eye China Recovery
Oil Rises as Investors Return from Holidays, Eye China Recovery

Oil prices nudged higher on Thursday, the first day of trade for 2025, as investors returning from holidays cautiously eyed China's economy and...

December 31, 2024
Oil Rises on Expanding Chinese Factory Activity, Set to End Year Lower
Oil Rises on Expanding Chinese Factory Activity, Set to End Year Lower

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after data showed China's manufacturing activity expanded in December, but they are on track to end lower for a...

December 30, 2024
Oil Slips in Thin Trade, Investors Focus on China, US Data
Oil Slips in Thin Trade, Investors Focus on China, US Data

Oil prices edged down on Monday in thin holiday trade ahead of the year-end as traders awaited more Chinese and U.S. economic data later this week...

December 27, 2024
Oil Prices Set for Weekly Gain on China Expectations
Oil Prices Set for Weekly Gain on China Expectations

Oil prices rose slightly on Friday and were on track for a weekly rise, spurred by expectations economic stimulus efforts will prompt a recovery in...

December 26, 2024
Oil Prices Inch Up on Hopes for more China Stimulus
Oil Prices Inch Up on Hopes for more China Stimulus

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday in thin holiday trading, driven by hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China, the world's biggest oil...

December 24, 2024
Oil Prices Rise in Thin pre-Christmas Trade
Oil Prices Rise in Thin pre-Christmas Trade

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, reversing the prior session's losses, buoyed by a slightly positive market outlook for the short term, despite thin...

December 23, 2024
Middle East Share of India's Nov Oil Imports at 9-mth High; Russia Down
Middle East Share of India's Nov Oil Imports at 9-mth High; Russia Down

India's November crude imports showed Middle Eastern oil at a 9-month high while Russia accounted for its smallest share in three quarters,...

Oil Gains as Cooling US Inflation Points to Possible Easing
Oil Gains as Cooling US Inflation Points to Possible Easing

Oil prices rose on Monday as lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data revived hopes for further policy easing, although the outlook for a supply...

December 20, 2024
Oil Falls on Demand Growth Concerns, Robust Dollar
Oil Falls on Demand Growth Concerns, Robust Dollar

Oil prices fell on Friday on worries about demand growth in 2025, especially in top crude importer China, putting global oil benchmarks on track to...

December 19, 2024
Oil Retreats on Demand Concerns after Fed Signals Slower Easing Ahead
Oil Retreats on Demand Concerns after Fed Signals Slower Easing Ahead

Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it would slow the pace of interest rate cuts in 2025, which...

December 17, 2024
Oil Nudges Down on Demand Concerns, Focus on Fed Meeting
Oil Nudges Down on Demand Concerns, Focus on Fed Meeting

Oil prices nudged lower on Tuesday as China's economic data renewed demand concerns, while investors remained cautious ahead of the U.S....

December 16, 2024
Oil Drops from Highest in Weeks, Focus on Fed Rate Cuts
Oil Drops from Highest in Weeks, Focus on Fed Rate Cuts

Oil futures eased from their highest levels in weeks as traders took profit while waiting for a Federal Reserve meeting later this week for clues...

December 13, 2024
Oil Inches Up, on Course for First Weekly Gain in Three
Oil Inches Up, on Course for First Weekly Gain in Three

Oil prices nudged upwards on Friday, heading for their first weekly rise since the end of November, as additional sanctions on Iran and Russia...

Canadian Oil Producers Forecast Higher Production in 2025
Canadian Oil Producers Forecast Higher Production in 2025

Three of Canada's biggest oil producers, Suncor Energy, Cenovus Energy and Imperial Oil, on Thursday projected higher production in 2025,...

December 12, 2024
Oil Little Changed as Demand Weakness Offsets Sanctions-Driven Supply Risks
Oil Little Changed as Demand Weakness Offsets Sanctions-Driven Supply Risks

Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as forecasts of weak demand and a higher-than-expected rise in U.S. gasoline and distillate inventories...

December 11, 2024
OPEC again Cuts 2024, 2025 Oil Demand Growth Forecasts
OPEC again Cuts 2024, 2025 Oil Demand Growth Forecasts

OPEC lowered its forecasts for 2024 and 2025 global oil demand growth on Wednesday in the fifth consecutive cut to the producers group's...

Oil Prices Rise as China's Policy Easing Fuels Demand Hopes
Oil Prices Rise as China's Policy Easing Fuels Demand Hopes

Oil prices climbed 1% on Wednesday as market participants anticipated a rise in demand from top importer China following Beijing's latest plans...

December 10, 2024
Oil Prices Ease, but China Policy Stance Checks Losses
Oil Prices Ease, but China Policy Stance Checks Losses

Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as concerns eased about the fallout from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow, but the market found...

December 6, 2024
Oil Dips as Extended OPEC+ Supply Cuts Highlight Weak Demand
Oil Dips as Extended OPEC+ Supply Cuts Highlight Weak Demand

Oil prices dipped on Friday, with weak demand in focus after the OPEC+ group postponed planned supply increases and extended deep output cuts to...

December 4, 2024
Oil Edges Higher on Imminent OPEC+ Decision and Geopolitical Turmoil
Oil Edges Higher on Imminent OPEC+ Decision and Geopolitical Turmoil

Oil prices firmed slightly on Wednesday, with traders expecting OPEC+ to announce an extension to supply cuts this week while heightened...

December 3, 2024
Oil Prices Nudge Higher ahead of OPEC+ Meeting
Oil Prices Nudge Higher ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

Oil prices nudged higher on Tuesday but remained within a narrow trading range, as traders awaited the outcome of an OPEC+ meeting later this...

Oil prices as a factor of influence on the world financial markets

Oil plays an important role on the world markets. Traders and investors know that oil quotes have a major impact on the world economy because of their change can cause a strong growth or, conversely, become a reason of reduction in price of assets in the currency and stock markets. The dynamics of crude quotes is determined to a greater extent, by the economic situation in the United States of America. To predict effectively changes in trading on the stock markets, it is necessary to monitor all developments on the oil market.

Analyse the impact of oil prices on the financial markets

The world oil market is one of the most volatile that makes it even more attractive to investors and giving them an convenient method of investments with low risk. There are plenty of factors which have influence on the oil prices: political events, financial reports and even the weather changes. A timely analysis of all the actual news of the oil market is the key to successful trading.

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