Brent crude hovers around $87 per barrel, poised for its fourth consecutive weekly gain as global equities hit record highs and US inventories decline.
Positive market sentiment and expectations of interest rate cuts are supporting the recent rally, despite weaker US hiring and wage growth in June.
A sharp drop in US stockpiles this week indicates tightening supplies, while concerns about an active hurricane season add to market dynamics.
Oil prices have steadily climbed since June, driven by optimistic summer demand forecasts and healthy near-term consumption signaled by bullish timespreads.
Analysts, like John Evans from PVM, affirm the robustness of the current price rally, emphasizing bullish expectations for the third quarter despite softer demand signals from Asia prompting Saudi Aramco to reduce crude prices for the region.
Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, has issued a bold prediction on silver, calling it the “best asymmetric buy” currently available.
Fresh data on Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) — the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge — shows inflation ticked higher in May, potentially delaying the long-awaited Fed rate cut into September or later.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is once again under fire, this time facing renewed criticism from Donald Trump over the Fed’s decision to hold interest rates steady in June.
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has sounded the alarm over America’s soaring national debt, warning of a looming economic crisis if no action is taken.