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Oil tumbled to a four-year low, following a surprise output increase by OPEC+ and a rapidly escalating global trade war that’s also rattling commodities markets from metals to gas.Most Read from Bloom
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Eight members of the OPEC Plus oil cartel, led by Saudi Arabia, said Thursday that they would accelerate their previously planned schedule to gradually add about 2.2 million barrels a day to the oil ...
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Credit rating agency Fitch warned they were a "game-changer" for both the U.S. and global economy, while Deutsche Bank called them a "once-in-a-lifetime" event that could easily knock between 1%-1.5%...
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Saudi Arabia's anger at Kazakhstan and other over producing nations was the key driver behind a shock decision by the OPEC+ oil group to open taps on Thursday and might not be reversed even if oil prices fall further,
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs combined with OPEC’s unexpectedly large production hike are combining to trigger a “double whammy” on the oil and gas sector, resulting in crude prices tumbling and fears rising of lower energy demand in an economic slowdown.
Oil prices have fallen to a four-year low due to a surprise output increase by OPEC+ and escalating global trade war. Brent prices are down 13% in two days - heading below $65 a barrel. Prices for other commodities are also dropping.
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Crude oil plunged by the most in nearly three years as concerns about weaker demand due to tariffs were exacerbated by the surprise move from OPEC+ to speed the return of withheld production
OPEC+'s surprise decision to add more oil to a well-supplied market reeling from the prospect of a global economic trade war suggests the group is struggling to keep its own house in order.
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The plunge in oil prices on Friday presented a different layer of complexity for OPEC and its allies as it plans more output increases.
Markets were stunned when OPEC+ when chose not only to go ahead with its plans to raise oil production, but also to nearly triple the expected increase figure.
Key oil indicators are signaling looser balances ahead, after OPEC and its allies shocked the market with a dramatic early supply increase just as concerns over global demand become more acute.
While gas prices are march upward this week due to the seasonal switch to "summer gas," predicting where they will land is difficult because of "wild" market conditions, said a petroleum expert.