Oil Prices Retreat as Saudi Arabia Pledges to Keep Exports Flowing
International diesel prices have fallen by nearly $17 per barrel over the past trading days, reversing part of the surge that had pushed domestic pump prices sharply higher.
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Brent Crude Continues to Consolidate Above $100
A mix of margin compression fears, Q1FY27 results, and Brent crude's explosive surge past $100 per barrel triggered a five-day consecutive selloff across Indian financial stocks.
Gold’s Post-Peak Behavior in 1980 and 2026—A Comparative Analysis
The analysis evaluates gold futures using daily charts to understand price behavior ahead of rallies and the magnitude of gains when gold reached a record high in January 1980. It also examines how prices retreated afte…
Oil Stuck Between Middle East Escalation and Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce
Trump blames Ukraine’s attacks for global diesel shortage, linking the crisis to Russia’s war rather than US actions in the Middle East.
Natural Gas eyes double top at $3.317 resistance: Live levels
November Nymex Natural Gas is holding its bid Thursday. The storm isn’t the reason to chase it anymore. The Gulf system lost its direct threat to offshore production and LNG infrastructure, and that pulls one risk premi…
Oil’s Futures Market May Be Underpricing the Middle East Supply Shock
While there has been considerable intraday volatility in March, the price move through March 9th resulted in a 43.2% percent jump in the price of oil since the crisis began, that would put this event fifth in the monthl…
Gold Outlook: Prolonged Conflict, Energy-Driven Inflation Heighten Downside Risk
At the turn of the year 2025-26, economic growth surprised on the upside while financial market sentiment remained strong despite high uncertainty. The war in the Middle East is now putting this resilience to the test. …
Oil prices surge amid Mideast shipping attacks, U.S. Gulf coast disruptions
The impact of U.S. and Iran tensions on oil prices has demonstrated how geopolitical risk premiums become the dominant force shaping global energy markets as traditional supply-demand fundamentals increasingly give way …
Gold Remains Near Recent Lows as Energy-Driven Inflation Raises Fed Rate Hike Bets
May CPI came in at 4.2% year-over-year — the fastest pace since early 2023 — and the gold price dropped nearly $100 to 11-week lows. The headline is almost entirely an energy story. Gasoline is up 40.5% year-over-year. …
Oil prices rise as markets brace for U.S. Gulf coast supply disruptions
The Strait of Hormuz is the most critical maritime chokepoint in the global energy system. The Middle East has seen Iran implement its long-feared plan to disrupt shipping through the Strait and the Gulf beyond, trigger…
Gold slips as dollar firms on Fed minutes, oil prices rise in volatile session
Gold price (XAU/USD) tumbles to a near two-month low around $4,110 during the early Asian session on Thursday. A stronger US Dollar (USD) and elevated US Treasury bond yields reduce the appeal of the non-yielding metal.…
Oil Prices Split as Middle East Attacks Lift Brent While US Supply Weighs on WTI
Mumbai, August 27: Oil prices extended their losses on Thursday, with Brent crude futures falling for a fourth straight session as investors weighed the possibility of diplomatic progress in the Middle East against cont…
Gold Selloff Deepens as 10-Year Yield Climbs to 5.345%
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed barely higher on the 1st as late bargain hunting offset a sharp selloff in global government bonds that drove yields to multiyear highs.
Brent Back Above $100 as Houthis Hit Saudi Infrastructure
Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Wednesday, Oct. 7, here. See earlier developments below.
Oil prices rise as M.East supply jitters persist
Brent crude oil futures fell 45 cents, or 0.4%, to $110.83 a barrel by 0050 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were down 27 cents, or 0.3%, to $103.88.
Wall Street ends at a record high for the first time since mid-August
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market rallied to records on Tuesday as profits kept piling up for companies and as oil prices eased.
Europe gas rises as tanker threats counter surge in Hormuz LNG shipments
Russia’s fossil fuel export revenues have fallen since the sanctions were implemented, subsequently constricting Putin’s ability to fund his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, much more should be done to limit Rus…
Gold firms as easing oil prices soothe some inflation worries
Gold (XAU/USD) retreats slightly from a two-week high touched earlier this Wednesday, albeit it retains an intraday bullish bias through the first half of the European session. Hopes that US-Iran diplomacy could ease en…
Gold Reprices a Longer US-Iran War as 1979-Style Risk Returns
In the days after the US and Israel first bombed Iran, financial markets bet the economic fallout from Donald Trump’s “little excursion” in the Middle East would be short-lived.
Gold Rebounds but Strong US Dollar and Yields Keep Downside Risks Elevated
The dollar has shown signs of stabilising, but has struggled to stay bid on Bessent’s ruling out JPY intervention and a slightly hawkish Fed. The risks of another major leg lower in USD remain elevated, even if our bias…
Is AI accelerating clean energy or oil and gas?
The net climate impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) depend largely on how its applications propagate through competing energy pathways. Predominant analyses examine the relationship between datacenter energy demand,…
Gold: Softer Jobs Data Triggers Selling as Focus Shifts to Fed’s Oct 28 Meet
The crypto market is once again at a crossroads as global investors turn their attention to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s October 28-29, 2025, FOMC meeting. After more than a year of economic turbulence and monetary recali…
U.S. debt could reach 160% of GDP within decade, Scope warns
The recent jump in Treasury yields has highlighted how vulnerable the U.S. debt outlook is to the bond market, which Scope Ratings flagged in a new report.
Oil set for weekly loss on supply recovery, G7’s release of emergency stocks
The G7 has agreed to coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of oil and petroleum products through the IEA over four months, with a substantial volume of diesel to be released within the first 20 days