Commodity Market

Gold is bullish and it could lead to new record highs

Gold Up, as Omicron’s Concerns Rise Higher

On Tuesday morning, gold was higher in Asia as investors remained apprehensive about the implications of the Omicron COVID-19 variation on the global economic recovery. By 10:24 p.m. ET, gold futures were up 0.29 percent to $1,790.30. (3:24 AM GMT). Omicron has already caused several nations to block their borders, putting the economic recovery in …

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Biden’s Strategy Backfires, Oil in the Hand of Bulls

President Biden’s pledge to pressure oil producers to lower prices has already backfired. The US administration’s attempt to coordinate a strategic petroleum reserve release from key importers to enhance supply did not impress oil markets.  Some experts believe an SPR release will lower oil prices. However, most analysts feel it will only be a transitory …

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China's oil imports suffer from the steep decline

Countries are tapping their emergency oil reserves

Some of the world’s largest energy consumers are joining a US-led push. They want to unleash strategic oil reserves in an attempt to bring down high prices and keep inflation in check. Following weeks of conversations to establish a strategy to stop price spikes, the White House said Tuesday that China, Japan, India, South Korea, …

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Japan releases oil reserves upon U.S. request

Four government sources with knowledge of the plans announced that Japanese authorities are working on methods to get past limits on releasing national stocks of crude oil in coordination with other big nations to reduce prices. While Prime Minister Fumio Kishida indicated his preparedness over the weekend in response to a request from Washington, the world’s …

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OPEC+ pump more oil-sources

Release of reserves oil pressures the current oil prices

On Monday, oil prices rose from seven-week lows. However, they remained under pressure after Japan announced it was considering releasing oil stockpiles and the COVID-19 situation in Europe worsened, heightening fears about excess and poor demand. As of 0725 GMT, Brent oil prices were down 26 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $78.63 a barrel, while …

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