Tag: market volatility

• Wednesday, March 11th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Oil prices with slight recovery on Tuesday but market volatility remains

  

  Oil, which plunged about 25% on Monday, rebounded on Tuesday along with equities and other financial markets. Brent futures rose US$2.69, or 7.8%, to US$37.05 a barrel by 2:24 p.m. EDT (1824 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose US$2.73, or 8.8 percent, to US$33.86.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 08:17 UTC

  Khashoggi syndrome: Crude prices at their lowest since 2017; fears of further market volatility

  

  Crude prices hit their lowest level since 2017 on Tuesday, sliding further into a bear market after President Donald Trump signaled the US would not punish Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, over the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its Istanbul consulate.