Crude oil markets continue to see a lot of noisy trading as the oil market are going to continue to see a lot of questions asked of it. Also, the market will be looking at geopolitical issues, as well as Libya cutting production.
Oil prices were edging lower on Tuesday morning after surging more than 3% in the previous session on supply concerns triggered by escalating Middle East tensions and a potential halt in oil output and exports by Libya's eastern government.
The market expects a gradual rather than a sudden disruption to oil out of Libya. Goldman expects the production halt in Libya to be short lived.
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Oil prices retreat after a 7% surge, with supply fears and weak demand from China driving volatility in natural gas and oil market forecasts.
Oil prices paused their recent advances, receding in Asian trading on Tuesday after surging more than 7% in the previous three sessions on supply concerns prompted by fears of a wider Middle East conflict and the shutdown of Libyan oil fields.
U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 0.1% on Monday.
Much of the focus in the oil market has been on the Middle East for months — but on Monday, attention was turning to North Africa, with reports that Libya's eastern government had halted crude exports and production from the nation's oil fields.
The crude oil market rallied quite nicely in the early hours of Monday, as the market is very strong with several different reasons for it to go higher. War threats, Libyan slowdowns, and a host of other issues continue to plague the market at the moment.
One of Libya's rival governments announced oil production would shut down amid a dispute over who should lead the country's central bank. Israel and Hezbollah traded a major wave of strikes on Sunday.
Oil prices were surging on Monday morning as the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah over the weekend has heightened worries that the war in Gaza could disrupt regional oil supplies.
Oil prices surge over 1% on Mideast tensions and U.S. rate cut hopes. Geopolitical risks add a premium, fueling market bullishness.