Since Russia's February 24 invasion of Ukraine, oil markets have been the most volatile in two years, with global benchmark Brent crude recording its biggest decline since April, 2020
US consumer price data due to be released later on Thursday is expected to show the pace of annual price increases jumped to 7.9% last month from 7.5% in January
Uncertainty over where and when supply will come from to replace crude from the world's second-largest exporter Russia in a tight market has led to wide-ranging forecasts for oil prices
Brent had gained 28% in the previous six days of trading, and the Relative Strength Index, a momentum indicator, suggested the market was due for a selloff
Moscow accused the United States on Wednesday of declaring an economic war on Russia, and said it was considering a response to the US ban on Russian oil and energy imports
Russia is the world's top exporter of crude and oil products combined, at around 7 million barrels per day
Prices hit session lows after the Financial Times reported Yousef al-Otaiba, the UAE's ambassador to Washington, said the country favours increasing production
Ukrainian officials said that the continuous Russian shelling has derailed efforts to evacuate civilians from areas affected by fighting
Stocks are jumping, and oil prices are easing Wednesday as the big swings shaking global markets go in both directions amid uncertainty about the war in Ukraine. The S&P 500 was 2.3% higher in morning trading, following a four-day losing streak that had pulled it 13% below its record set early this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 648 points, or 2%, at 32,281, as of 10:40 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 3.1% higher. Such big swings have been jerking markets around in recent weeks as investors grope to guess how much economic damage Russia's invasion of Ukraine will do. The swings have struck not only day-to-day but also hour-to-hour, with some days seeing several big reversals. The chaotic movements are likely only to continue with uncertainty so high about the war in Ukraine and its ultimate economic fallout. The region is key to markets because it's a major producer of oil, wheat and other commodities, whose prices have spiked on worries about ...
While India has been on a recovery path until now, high oil prices at present could lead to some demand destruction, says an analyst
The Russia-Ukraine crisis has sprung up worries for the sector yet again as analysts say margins of chemical companies will be impacted due to the rise in prices of crude oil
Oil also fell as the head of the IEA described the agency's decision to release 60 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves as 'an initial response' and said that more could be released
Arabica futures rose as much as 1.3%, adding to Tuesday's jump of almost 4%
A view that the US ban of Russian oil imports may not worsen shortages kept a lid on prices, traders said, as did talk that Ukraine was no longer seeking NATO membership
Western sanctions have cut Russia off from global trade and financial markets in response to its invasion of Ukraine, and oil prices only edged higher after the US ban
CLOSING BELL: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's reported statement that his country has cooled down on the question of a NATO membership calmed investor nerves
The United States on Tuesday imposed a ban on Russian oil imports, Britain said it would phase them out and Shell said it would stop buying Russian crude
Even if Moscow relents and sells oil for rupees to India, European insurers may be reluctant to underwrite; in any case a bigger Russian tilt would involve a larger financial switch by New Delhi
The surge comes on hopes of de-escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict after the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy indicated that the country was no longer interest in NATO membership
Russia has threatened to shut its gas pipeline to Germany and warned of crude price at $300 a barrel. Back home, the signs of economic distress are imminent. What are the challenges ahead of India?