Crude oil is testing support after a triple breakout, but sustained strength above the falling 50-Day average is required to confirm momentum and validate the bullish setup.
WTI crude slips under $64 as inventories tighten. Traders weigh Fed rate cuts, global risks, and natural gas triangle setup for the next big move.
Oil prices were little changed on Thursday after the U.S. central bank lowered its key interest rate as widely expected, while an indication of more rate cuts before year-end raised the prospect of a demand boost spurred by falling borrowing costs.
US President Donald Trump said he spoke to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a move that offers to ease tensions between the two major economies amid a fight over tariffs and New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil. Bloomberg's Derek Wallbank reports.
Crude oil slips below the 50-day MA as traders await U.S. inventory data and Fed signals. Geopolitical tensions and OPEC output weigh on the oil outlook.
Oil prices held steady in early trading on Wednesday, after rising more than 1% in the previous session on drone attacks on Russian ports and refineries, while traders awaited an expected rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Ukraine's drone campaign has targeted Russian refineries for six months, shifting market focus from OPEC+ back to geopolitical risk.
The crude oil market continues to see a lot of sideways action, as we are waiting for the Federal Reserve announcement on Thursday, and perhaps more importantly, waiting for that all-important press conference.
The crude oil market continues to see buyers on dips, as it looks like we are trying to find some kind of floor in this market. Oil has a few different issues to worry about, as the oversupply issues and of course the idea of a slowing economy are things
OPEC made no changes on Thursday to its relatively high global oil demand growth forecasts for this year and next, and said the world economy was maintaining a solid growth trend in the second half of this year.
The kingdom is betting that sunshine can power new AI data centers and help boost oil exports.
Oil and natural gas prices are reacting to geopolitical tensions and shifting macro trends, while the U.S. dollar index remains under pressure ahead of key inflation data