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(Reuters) – Traders placed a series of bets worth $430 million on a drop in crude prices just 15 minutes before U.S. President Donald Trump said he would extend a ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday. It is the third time this month, and the fourth in total, that large, well-timed directional bets on the oil …
Traders Place $430 Million Bet on Lower Oil Price Before Trump Ceasefire Extension Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed his top energy official’s view that gas prices will not drop until 2027, saying Americans can expect lower costs as soon as the Iran war ends. On Sunday, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN that while gasoline below $3 a gallon “could …
Trump Says Energy Chief ‘Wrong,’ Expects Lower Gas Prices as Soon as Iran War Ends Read More »
By Georgina Mccartney Brent and WTI crude make largest daily drops since April 8 US-Iran negotiations progress, according to media report US military blockade of Iran remains in effect HOUSTON, April 17 (Reuters) – Oil prices settled down by around 9% on Friday after Iran said passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of …
Oil Settles Down 9% After Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Open Read More »
(Reuters) – Investors placed a bet worth about $760 million on a falling oil price around 20 minutes before Iran’s foreign minister announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was open, another sizeable wager on the world’s most traded commodity ahead of major announcements in the course of the Middle East war. Large, well-timed …
Traders Place $760 Million Bet on Falling Oil Ahead of Hormuz Announcement Read More »
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs on Tuesday flagged both upside and downside risks to its average 2026 crude forecasts for Brent/WTI at $83/78 per barrel, citing growing uncertainty around Middle East developments and oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Reduced flows through Hormuz pose the biggest upside risk to Goldman’s price forecasts, with estimated oil …
Goldman Sachs Flags Two‑Way Risks to Their 2026 Oil Price Outlook Read More »
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) – Oil prices are likely to hit their peak “in the next few weeks” once ship traffic resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday. Prices are expected to continue rising until “meaningful” ship traffic resumes through the strait, Wright …
Peak Oil Price Likely to Come ‘in Next Few Weeks,’ US Energy Secretary Says Read More »
By Julian Hast US natural gas futures rose alongside oil prices as renewed risk to energy flows out of the Persian Gulf triggered financial inflows into baskets of energy products. Weather forecasts also shifted cooler, indicating modestly higher demand for the heating and power-plant fuel. The front-month US gas contract ended last week at the …
US Natural Gas Futures Rebound on Oil Price Gain, Cooler Outlook Read More »
By Siddharth Cavale Attacks have cut Saudi oil output by 600,000 bpd, state news agency says Shipping at near-standstill in Strait of Hormuz Brent down 12.7%, WTI down 13.4% this week Russia’s crude exports from western ports has increased Baker Hughes says U.S. rig count down 7% NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) – Oil futures …
Oil Ends Lower Ahead of U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Talks, Posts Steepest Weekly Loss Since 2022 Read More »
By Amanda Cooper, Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar Investors sold 8,600 oil futures lots before US-Iran ceasefire, LSEG data shows Large single trades are rare, typically spread across exchanges to avoid price impact Oil trading volumes and volatility have surged since the war, hitting record highs LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) – Investors placed an approximately …
Traders Place Large $950 Million Bet on Oil Price Falling Hours Ahead of Ceasefire Read More »
By Pooja Menon, Joel Jose and Danilo Masoni April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. and European energy stocks slid on Wednesday, as a ceasefire to the Middle East conflict punctured the hefty war premium built into oil prices due to fears of supply disruption through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil fell below $100 per barrel after …
Global Energy Stocks Plunge as US-Iran Ceasefire Hits Oil Read More »
