Louisiana Light • 1 day | 77.96 | -4.14 | -5.04% | |||
Bonny Light • 1 day | 80.11 | -1.52 | -1.86% | |||
Opec Basket • 1 day | 82.75 | -1.41 | -1.68% | |||
Mars US • 25 days | 79.71 | -2.05 | -2.51% | |||
Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.231 | +0.051 | +2.33% |
Bonny Light • 1 day | 80.11 | -1.52 | -1.86% | |||
Girassol • 1 day | 80.79 | -1.42 | -1.73% | |||
Opec Basket • 1 day | 82.75 | -1.41 | -1.68% |
Peace Sour • 9 hours | 58.61 | -0.68 | -1.15% | |||
Light Sour Blend • 9 hours | 62.46 | -0.68 | -1.08% | |||
Syncrude Sweet Premium • 9 hours | 67.06 | -0.68 | -1.00% | |||
Central Alberta • 9 hours | 60.61 | -0.68 | -1.11% |
Eagle Ford • 4 days | 72.02 | -1.56 | -2.12% | |||
Oklahoma Sweet • 1 day | 71.50 | -0.75 | -1.04% | |||
Kansas Common • 6 days | 67.25 | -0.75 | -1.10% | |||
Buena Vista • 6 days | 83.36 | -0.42 | -0.50% |
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A 25-basis point interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in May is now more likely to materialize as a result of the surprise oil production cut announced on Sunday by OPEC+, futures traders predict.
Chances now are higher for a May interest rate hike on the same level as the most recent hike, which was one-quarter of a percentage point, MarketWatch cited Fed funds futures traders as saying.
Fed funds futures traders now pinpoint a more than 58% chance of the May rate hike, up from 48% last Friday.
On Sunday, OPEC+ shocked oil markets by announcing that output would be reduced further, by around 1.66 million barrels per day, resulting in a massive 8% rally in crude oil prices late in the day. The new cuts, in combination with existing reductions, represent 3.7% of total global oil demand. At the same time, Russia said it would extend production cuts of 500,000 bpd until the end of this year.
On March 22, oil prices rose 2% after the Federal Reserve raised the key short-term interest rate by 25 basis points, with the smaller rate hike intended to reflect what the Fed called a “sound and resilient” U.S. banking system, after rapid rises in interest rates ultimately led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
At 11:14 a.m. EST, Brent crude was trading up 5.66% at $84.41, for a $4.52 gain on the day. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was trading up 5.79%, breaking the $80 level at $80.05, for a $4.38 gain on the day.
By Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com
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Natural gas prices upon the USA remain effectively free as well which hard to get better news than that for solving literally any and all logistical issues that might arise. Definitely not interest in Gazprom in the least at the moment. Kazakhstan interesting story today as a Battle for the Caspian Sea might suddenly erupt out that way. Volgograd might be invaded from their East this go around in point of fact.