Tag: “Commodity”

Global oil demand will grow much more slowly than expected this year and U.S. production increases will also taper off, due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on trading partners and their retaliatory moves, the International Energy Agency said.

OPEC cut its 2025 global oil demand growth forecast on Monday for the first time since December, citing the impact of data received for the first quarter and trade tariffs announced by the United States.

Oil prices slumped to four-year lows Wednesday after China announced additional tariff measures on U.S. goods, ramping up the trade war between the two largest economies in the world.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday that aim to boost coal production in his latest action that runs counter to global efforts to curb carbon emissions.

Ο χρυσός κατέγραψε νέα άνοδο καθώς οι αγορές προετοιμάζονται για την αύξηση των δασμών από τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες σε κινεζικά προϊόντα, έως και το 104%, μια κίνηση στην οποία το Πεκίνο αναμένεται να απαντήσει με αντίποινα, την ώρα που εξανεμίζονται οι ελπίδες αποφυγής ενός σφοδρού παγκόσμιου εμπορικού πολέμου.

Oil prices plunged by 8% on Friday, heading for their lowest close since the midst of the coronavirus pandemic in 2021, as China hit back in an escalating global trade war with the U.S. after President Donald Trump’s barrage of levies this week.

Gold started the week with a fresh record high, ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected latest tariff barrage that’s heightened concerns of a global trade war.

Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday as concerns about tighter global supply grew following the U.S. threat of tariffs on nations buying Venezuelan crude, along with a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. crude inventories.

Trade of Venezuelan oil to top buyer China stalled on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s order threatening tariffs on countries buying from Caracas created fresh uncertainty, days after U.S. sanctions targeting China’s imports from Iran.

Iranian oil shipments into China are set to fall in the near-term after new U.S. sanctions on a refiner and tankers, driving up shipping costs, but traders said they expect buyers to find workarounds to keep at least some volumes flowing.

Russia’s oil exports remained near a four-month high ahead of talks between President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump aimed at bringing a halt to the war in Ukraine.

Gold rose to a record high above $3,028 an ounce as an escalation in Middle East tensions underscored its haven appeal, and investors weighed data that fueled concern the US economy is slowing down.

Israel awarded licences to BP, Azeri national oil firm Socar and local company NewMed Energy on Monday to explore for natural gas in Israeli waters as the country seeks to boost domestic gas reserves and expand exports.

UBS Group AG became the latest bank to raise its price outlook for gold on increasing chances of a protracted global trade war — a scenario that analysts expect will continue to drive investors to scoop up more of the ultimate haven asset.

Oil advanced as the US tightened sanctions against Iran and Russia, countering some of the slump triggered by a dour demand forecast from the International Energy Agency on Thursday.

Gold prices passed $3,000 an ounce for the first time ever, driven higher by a central bank buying spree, economic fragility worldwide, and President Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the rules of global trade by imposing tariffs on allies and strategic rivals.

The European Union will impose counter tariffs on 26 billion euros ($28 billion) worth of U.S. goods from next month, the European Commission said on Wednesday, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium.

President Donald Trump imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imported into the United States Wednesday, a policy aimed at leveling the playing field for US manufacturing but a move that threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer and industrial goods for Americans.

Canada will announce C$29.8 bln in retaliatory tariffs on the United States on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, a Canadian official said.

Oil prices extended losses on Tuesday following reports that OPEC+ will proceed with a planned output increase in April and as U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China came into effect, as well as Beijing’s retaliatory tariffs.