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December 30, 2024
Global | 2025, a year of restructuring for the oil market
The average price for 2024 has been very close to $80 per barrel of Brent, although with a downward trend throughout the year, largely due to more subdued economic activity in China and the gradual increase in supply from the main producers in the Americas.
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July 29, 2024
Global | Oil price balance and expectations for 2024
This year has witnessed the convergence of several sources of uncertainty within the financial and commodity markets. These factors have caused high volatility in the price of oil, which has fluctuated, in the year to date, between 75.7 and 91.8 dollars per barrel of Brent.
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May 6, 2024
Global | From short-term chaos to long-term uncertainty
Commodity prices are front and center in global economic discussions. The last two months have seen the cost of oil rise by around 10%, alongside significant volatility. This has a lot to do with the short-term chaos.
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February 26, 2024
Global | Oil price, possible tailwinds
The oil market remains at the center of the global spotlight. This has been the case for some months now due to the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas, a confrontation reminiscent of the most difficult moments of the oil market in the 1970s.
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January 15, 2024
Global | Oil: An erratic 2023 is behind us, while an uncertain 2024 gets underway
In 2023, the price of Brent crude averaged USD 82.5, falling from over USD 100 in 2022, driven by the war between Russia and Ukraine, although its trend over the past year has been somewhat erratic and dominated by a wide array of events.
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July 13, 2021
Global | OPEC+ once again at loggerheads
With inflation on the rise globally and an increase in Brent prices of around 50% year to date, there are many voices in favour of increasing the supply of oil. OPEC+ has a solution, but after the lack of consensus during the recent meetings, discussions have been put off with no date set for the next.
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March 22, 2021
Global | Commodities supercycle and sustainability
One of the strongest price rallies in history for various commodities (e.g. oil, copper, steel) is consolidating in 2021. The speed of the upside movement could make you think that we are at the start of a new commodities supercycle. If we are, it would be quite different from the previous ones.
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September 8, 2020
U.S. | Oil Prices Outlook. September 2020
Faltering demand is preventing oil prices to experience a sustained increase. Fundamentals are consistent with our baseline scenario. In the absence of a vaccine, we expect prices to remain below $45 per barrel for the rest of the year.
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April 24, 2020
U.S. | Oil Prices Outlook. April 2020
Oil prices will remain very low in 2Q20, but will recover in 2H20 as the worst of the pandemic is left behind. Even though the global economy will be boosted by fiscal and monetary support, prices will remain subdued.
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