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Oil extends losses as dollar enhances following Trump attack

Oil prices fell for a. second day on Monday as the dollar gained ground amid political. uncertainty in the U.S. following an attack on U.S. presidential. candidate Donald Trump while financiers considered the progress of. talks for a Gaza ceasefire.

Brent unrefined futures fell 55 cents, or 0.7%, to. $ 84.48 a barrel by 0109 GMT after calming down 37 cents on. Friday.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $81.65 a. barrel, down 56 cents, or 0.7%.

The dollar firmed on Monday while U.S. bond futures. slipped as investors bet the attack on Trump made his. victory in the upcoming presidential election most likely.

The (U.S. dollar) is expected to be a beneficiary of the. assassination effort on previous President Trump as it increases. the chances of his re-election, stated IG market expert Tony. Sycamore.

A more powerful dollar tends to lower oil prices as purchasers using. other currencies need to pay more for their dollar-denominated. crude.

Recently, Brent fell more than 1.7% after four weeks of. gains while WTI futures moved 1.1% as weak oil demand in China,. the world's leading importer, countered robust summertime intake in. the U.S.

China's crude oil imports fell 2.3% in the first half of. this year to 11.05 million barrels daily amid disappointing. fuel need and as independent refiners decreased production due. to weak profit margins.

The nation is anticipated to launch data on Monday revealing. that its economy most likely slowed in the second quarter as a. drawn-out home recession and job insecurity weighed on. domestic demand, keeping alive expectations Beijing will need to. release more stimulus.

In the Middle East, talks on ending the Gaza conflict. in between Israel and Hamas halted on Saturday after three days,. though a Hamas official said on Sunday it has not withdrawn from. conversations. At the very same time, an Israeli attack targeting the. group's military leader eliminated 90 individuals on Saturday.

The unpredictability around the unpredictable situation has actually kept the. geopolitical premium in oil raised.

The U.S. active oil well count, an early indicator of future. output, fell by one to 478 recently, the lowest since December. 2021, energy services firm Baker Hughes reported on. Friday.

Still, oil markets are broadly underpinned by supply cuts. from OPEC+ with Iraq's oil ministry stating it will compensate. for any oil overproduction given that the beginning of 2024.

(source: Reuters)