Oil prices rise more than 3% on mounting Middle East tensions, OPEC pledge to support market
Tensions in the Middle East are mounting as militants attack vessels in the Red Sea and protest in Libya shut an oilfield.
Tensions in the Middle East are mounting as militants attack vessels in the Red Sea and protest in Libya shut an oilfield.
Oil traders are not taking the risk of escalation in the Middle East seriously enough as the situation deteriorates, according to RBC Capital Markets.
Instead of ending the year with a bang by surpassing its all-time high, the S&P 500 let out a whimper and fell 0.28% on the last trading day of 2023.
Oil prices rose Tuesday after Iran dispatched a warship to the Red Sea, as the situation remains tense in the critical waterway for global shipments.
Instead of ending the year with a bang by surpassing its all-time high, the S&P 500 let out a whimper and fell 0.28% on the last trading day of 2023.
Record production in the U.S. is profoundly impacting oil prices despite ongoing geopolitical risks in the Middle East.
The market should not think “OPEC cohesion is falling apart, and there’s going to be some kind of domino effect,” one analyst said.
Investors now have the chance to snatch high value stocks at a lower price ahead of a possible crude price rebound in 2024.
Oil prices trade mixed Tuesday as oil tankers avoid the Red Sea following heightened attacks by Houthi militants in the region.
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