(Oil Price) – The most traded U.S.-listed oil exchange-traded funds opened higher on Tuesday, closely tracking a small rise in oil futures, as investors weigh Venezuela’s short-term supply and hedge exposure to the crude futures through the ETFs. United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA: USO) was up by 0.56% as of 9:35 a.m. ET on Tuesday, mirroring a 0.7% increase in front-month
(BOE Report)– U.S. crude futures rose more than 1% on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. U.S. crude futures were up 1.3%, or 72 cents, to trade at $55.99 at 0022 GMT. Oil prices settled near five-year lows in the previous session on progress in
(Investing)– Oil prices settled marginally lower on Monday as OPEC’s plans to increase oil output once again outweighed hopes of a trade deal framework between the U.S. and China and renewed U.S. sanctions on Russia. Brent crude futures were down about 32 cents, or nearly 0.5%, at $65.62 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures closed 19 cents or 0.3% lower
(Investing) – Crude futures tumbled 1.4% today as market participants reacted to a report by Bloomberg indicating that Saudi Arabia is advocating for more aggressive oil supply increases by OPEC+. The kingdom’s push for regaining market share is driving its desire to accelerate production hikes in the upcoming months. According to sources familiar with the matter, Saudi Arabia, which exerts
