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.
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has voiced fresh concerns about the state of the U.S. economy, warning that financial markets may be heading into troubled waters—particularly the bond market.
The trade standoff between the U.S. and China took a sharp turn on Friday after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of breaching a recently struck economic agreement.
Despite growing concerns over America’s swelling budget deficit, Citigroup’s U.S. equity strategist Scott Chronert believes the situation could bring short-term gains to the broader economy—even if it comes at a cost to market valuations.
Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, is sounding a dire alarm over what he describes as the beginning of financial chaos in the U.S.—a scenario he believes will wipe out millions financially.