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Oil prices

Energy & Commodities

Oil prices fall by 3% on US-Iran de-escalation

[TOKYO] Oil prices fell 3 per cent on Monday as US President Donald Trump said over the weekend Iran was “seriously talking” with Washington, signalling de-escalation with an Opec member after risks o...

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan tumbled as much as 1.3 per cent, extending the previous day’s declines with the biggest one-day slump of the past month.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Stocks tumble on bets Kevin Warsh is Trump’s Fed pick

Asian stocks fell, led by declines in China

Brent futures rose US$2.31, or 3.4 per cent, to settle at US$70.71 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate gained US$2.21, or 3.5 per cent, to settle at US$65.42 on Thursday.
Energy & Commodities

Oil prices surge 3% to five-month high on worries US could attack Iran

Iran is the third-biggest crude producer in Opec

Brent crude futures settled up 83 cents, or 1.23 per cent, to US$68.40 a barrel on Wednesday.
Energy & Commodities

Oil prices hover around four-month high, buoyed by Iran concerns, weak dollar

A weak US dollar kept prices elevated

Brent crude futures settled up US$1.98 or 3.02 per cent, at US$67.57 a barrel on Tuesday.
Energy & Commodities

Oil futures surge 3% a barrel as winter storm slams US output

Severe weather has boosted crude futures

Brent crude futures closed down 29 cents, or 0.4 per cent, at US$65.59 a barrel on Monday.
Energy & Commodities

Oil prices settle lower as traders assess impact of winter storm on production

US oil producers lost up to 2 million barrels per day over the weekend

Brent crude futures fell 7 cents, or 0.1 per cent, to US$65.81 a barrel at 0221 GMT on Monday.
Energy & Commodities

Oil little changed as supply concerns temper US winter output disruptions

Harsh weather has affected crude production in the US

Brent crude futures rose US$1.82, or 2.8 per cent, to settle at US$65.88 a barrel, the highest since Jan 14.
Energy & Commodities

Oil rises nearly 3% as US sends armada to Iran, slaps new sanctions

OIL prices settled at their highest in over a week on Friday (Jan 23) after US President Donald Trump ratcheted up pressure against Iran through more sanctions on vessels that transport its oil, and a...

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell US$1.26, or 2.1 per cent, to settle at a one-week low of US$59.36 a barrel.
Energy & Commodities

Oil slides 2% as Trump tones down threats toward Greenland and Iran

Oil prices should hold at around US$60 a barrel, according to an analyst

Brent futures settled up 32 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to US$65.24 a barrel on Wednedsay.
Energy & Commodities

Oil prices settle higher on force majeure at Kazakh field, slow Venezuela exports

[HOUSTON] Oil prices closed 0.5 per cent higher on Wednesday on optimism around tighter supply after a temporary shutdown at two large fields in Kazakhstan and as low volume of Venezuelan oil exports ...

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