Oil steady amid supply risks, rising Mideast exports
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday after recovering earlier losses, as the market weighed increases in Middle Eastern crude exports and a planned Group of Seven release of emergency diesel and crude stockpiles against supply concerns related to attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis.
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Persistent oil surge fuels inflation concerns
LONDON: Hundred-dollar oil is hard to leave behind. The amount of crude flowing from the Middle East has almost returned to levels last seen before the United States and Israel attacked Iran, triggering one of the biggest supply disruptions in history.
Oil price on the rise?
PETALING JAYA: Brent crude oil prices are expected to stay above US$100 a barrel and climb even higher if the United States and Iran remain locked in a standoff, leaving the Strait of Hormuz as a major fault line for global oil supplies.
Malaysian palm oil stockpiles balloon to record on output surge
PALM oil inventories in Malaysia likely swelled to a record last month, buffering supplies of the world's most-used vegetable oil as an intensifying El Niño threatens to disrupt production in the coming year.
Gold gains as October Fed rate hike prospects fade
GOLD prices drifted higher on Monday after recent soft economic data sharply lowered expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike in October, though a firmer dollar limited gains.
Oil slips as Middle East crude exports rise, G7 to release stocks
SINGAPORE: Oil prices slipped on Monday as rising crude exports from the Middle East and a release of oil stocks from Group of Seven nations are adding to supplies despite ongoing concerns about further damage to Gulf oil infrastructure amid the Iran war.
Gold trading set for a move
KUALA LUMPUR: Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are likely to trade between US$4,100 and US$4,300 per troy ounce this week, with the precious metal expected to remain highly sensitive to United States economic data and broader monetary policy expectations.
Gold steadies before US payrolls data, set for second weekly loss
Gold steadied on Friday but remained on track for a second straight weekly decline, pressured by a firmer US dollar and elevated Treasury yields, as investors awaited key US payrolls data for clues on the Federal Reserve's policy path.
Oil jumps 4% on China fuel halt, US troop deployment
Oil prices jumped on Thursday and settled up more than US$4 a barrel, after a report said the US was sending more troops and carriers to the Middle East and China suspended oil products exports, stoking fears that global fuel shortages could worsen.
