OPEC+ output hike and tepid demand growth pose challenges for natural gas and oil prices. Read on for the latest market analysis and outlook.
Oil prices were steady on Tuesday as the prospect of additional supply entering the market amid lacklustre global demand growth offset concerns that the escalating Middle East conflict could disrupt exports in the key producing region.
Oil prices consolidated in early Asian trade amid rising Middle East tensions.
OPEC+ is strategically reducing oil supply and ceding market share with a long-term view so that the producing countries secure enough investments, while oil prices suit both producers and consumers, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.
Helima Croft, RBC Capital Markets head of global commodity strategy, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss how stable oil supply currently is, demand for oil in China, and what Iran will do with conflict in the Middle East.
The crude oil markets have pulled back slightly in the early hours on Monday, but quite frankly this is a scenario where we continue to see plenty of buyers underneath, I think that will be the main story here.
Oil prices remain under pressure because OPEC+ plans to begin increasing production in December and as demand in China, the world's largest crude importer, remains soft. Prices are even finding little support from red hot tensions in the Middle East.
Oil traders were shrugging off the risk of a wider Middle Eastern conflict that could threaten crude supplies.
Analysts have cut their 2024 oil price forecasts for a fifth consecutive month, citing weaker demand and uncertainty over OPEC's plans, with prices expected to remain under pressure despite geopolitical risks, a Reuters poll found on Monday.
Oil prices climb on Middle East conflict, but weak China demand continues to weigh on the crude oil outlook as traders eye key technical levels and OPEC production.
Oil prices didn't react sharply after Hezbollah confirmed that its leader was killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Global benchmark Brent added 1.56% to $73.10 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures traded 1.09% higher at $68.19 per barrel.
Rising geopolitical tensions and OPEC+ supply cuts could push prices higher. Are these the catalysts for a bullish trend?