Brent Steady Near $107 Amid Global Supply Glut
Brent crude oil (BNO, quote) was steady above $107 as investors kept an eye on global instabilities, but relaxed their worries about a supply interruptions as the market appears to have a glut of crude.
Brent crude oil (BNO, quote) was steady above $107 as investors kept an eye on global instabilities, but relaxed their worries about a supply interruptions as the market appears to have a glut of crude.
Brent crude oil (BNO, quote) declined on Monday as tension in Gaza cooled off following a difficult to achieve humanitarian agreement between Hamas and Israeli forces.
Brent crude oil (BNO, quote) traded near $108 on Thursday morning after unexpectedly strong Chinese data suggested rising global demand.
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Happy Friday Everyday This week we saw a nice swing up in the beginning of the week and then downward on global tension in Israel and concerns over the tragedy of the downed plane in the Ukraine. Our prayers and thoughts are with those families effected by this horrible tragedy.
Crude oil futures finally managed to find some bullish momentum today, courtesy of the oil inventories from Cushing, which helped oil to reclaim the $100 per barrel level, to currently trade at the time of writing at $101.26 per barrel.
Oil prices continued to move firmly lower once again in yesterday’s oil trading session with the WTI futures contract for August closing at $102.29 per barrel, and ending with a wide spread down candle as the commodity lost over a dollar per barrel on the day.
We wanted to provide a quick market update to our readers and subscribers this morning prior to the opening bell.
Oil continues to find it hard work, building on the bullish breakout of mid June, having moved into a sustained phase of price congestion over the last few weeks, as it continues to slide lower ahead of today’s oil inventories report.
Brent crude oil (BNO, quote) was steady just below $114 as worries about a supply interruption in Iraq faded. The commodity traded at $113.78 at 8:50 GMT as investors evaluated whether or not the Middle Eastern nation’s ongoing conflict would escalate further and tighten global supplies.