empty
02.10.2020 12:43 PM
Oil market rapidly collapses

This image is no longer relevant

The price of crude oil continues to decline Friday morning amid news of the deteriorating situation of the coronavirus pandemic around the globe. This time, the decline in the oil market has already become quite deep, and prices have reached the minimum levels recorded in mid-September of this year. Everything is heading for the second consecutive weekly decline.

The price of futures contracts for Brent crude oil for delivery in December on the trading floor in London sank immediately by 2.64% or $1.08, which forced it to move to the level of $39.85 per barrel. It is alarming that the black gold could not keep the strategically and psychologically important mark of $ 40 per barrel. Thursday's trading session ended with a drop in value by 3.2% or $1.37 per barrel.

The price of futures contracts for WTI crude oil for delivery in November today on the electronic trading platform in New York also went down by 2.89% or $1.12, which pushed it to the level of $37.60 per barrel. Thursday's trading ended in the negative zone with a decrease in the price by 3.7% or $1.5.

Market participants are primarily concerned about the level of demand for raw materials, which is under significant pressure amid the news of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Even the very encouraging data on the level of black gold reserves in the US could not have a positive impact on the situation. Recall that the Department of Energy already announced the third consecutive reduction in reserves on Wednesday. At first, the market met these messages with a positive response, but then the pressure from the outside turned out to be much greater, and the negative trend again became predominant.

Despite the current contraction, analysts still argue that demand will be extremely limited in the near future, as several factors indicate this at once. First, the increase in production in some countries, such as Libya, can cause an even greater oversupply. Second, the second wave of the pandemic and the return of restrictive quarantine measures are the biggest threats to the demand for crude oil.

There is disappointing news from various countries about the re-introduction of quarantine measures. The Spanish government, in particular, together with the authorities of Madrid, decided to partially reimplement the lockdown of the entire city and surrounding areas due to the rapid spread of COVID-19.

Paris and its environs have banned the operation of bars, as well as mass events, even family events starting Monday next week,

Experts are increasingly beginning to talk about the restriction movements between European countries, which, of course, makes investors worry even more about the recovery in the demand for raw materials. This only suggests that we should not expect improvements in the short term, or even in the medium term. Some particularly radical analysts say that the raw material market will recover over the next two to three years after the pandemic.

Another unexpected news on Friday put the strongest pressure on the cost of raw materials. US President Donald Trump and his wife both tested positive for coronavirus infection. This means that both of them will have to go to quarantine, while the election race continues. All this triggered a wave of panic among investors who rushed to save their capital in the defensive assets sector.

OPEC also adds to the negativity after announcing the need for an additional reduction in oil production by about 2.375 million barrels per day. This is what is not enough to fully cope with the debt that has arisen and compensate for the excess that has arisen earlier.

Maria Shablon,
Pakar analisis InstaForex
© 2007-2025
Pilih carta masa
5
min
15
min
30
min
1
jam
4
jam
1
hari
1
minggu
Jana pendapatan melalui perubahan kadar mata wang kripto dengan InstaForex.
Muat turun MetaTrader 4 dan buka dagangan pertama anda.
  • Grand Choice
    Contest by
    InstaForex
    InstaForex always strives to help you
    fulfill your biggest dreams.
    SERTAI PERADUAN

Artikel yang dicadangkan

Ringkasan Berita Pasaran Amerika Syarikat untuk 22 April

S&P 500 dan Nasdaq 100 terus menurun disebabkan oleh kebimbangan yang semakin meningkat tentang kelembapan pertumbuhan ekonomi dan kesan tarif perdagangan yang membebankan sentimen. Pasaran kekal tidak menentu, dengan pelabur

Ekaterina Kiseleva 11:13 2025-04-22 UTC+2

Trump, Fed dan emas mencecah $3,000? Pasaran bertindak balas terhadap isyarat membimbangkan

Para pelabur bimbang tentang kebebasan Fed di bawah pemerintahan Trump. Aset AS jatuh, dan dolar berada pada paras terendah dalam tempoh tiga tahun berbanding euro. Mata wang perlindungan seperti

11:46 2025-04-21 UTC+2

Ringkasan Berita Pasaran Amerika Syarikat untuk 21 April

Indeks S&P 500 dan Nasdaq sekali lagi mengalami penyusutan selepas Donald Trump mengkritik hebat Rizab Persekutuan. Kenyataan beliau menimbulkan persoalan terhadap kebebasan bank pusat tersebut, sekali gus memperkuatkan kebimbangan berkaitan

Ekaterina Kiseleva 11:41 2025-04-21 UTC+2

Ringkasan Berita Pasaran Amerika Syarikat untuk 18 April

Donald Trump meningkatkan lagi kritikannya terhadap Pengerusi Rizab Persekutuan, Jerome Powell, sekali lagi menggesa agar kadar faedah diturunkan serta-merta. Tekanan politik yang diperbaharui ini menambah ketegangan yang sedia

Ekaterina Kiseleva 12:09 2025-04-18 UTC+2

Powell dalam bahaya? Bolehkah Trump memecat Pengerusi Fed dan apakah maknanya kepada pasaran?

Donald Trump sekali lagi menetapkan matlamatnya kepada Rizab Persekutuan, menuduh pengerusinya Jerome Powell gagal dalam dasar monetari dan mengancam untuk memecatnya. Tetapi apakah punca serangan ini: ancaman sebenar kepada kebebasan

Аlena Ivannitskaya 08:43 2025-04-18 UTC+2

Rangkuman Berita Pasaran Amerika Syarikat untuk 17 April

Kenyataan terkini Jerome Powell mencetuskan penjualan besar-besaran dalam ekuiti AS. Kedua-dua S&P 500 dan Nasdaq mencatatkan kerugian ketara selepas pengerusi Fed berkata bahawa kadar faedah berkemungkinan kekal tidak berubah sehingga

Ekaterina Kiseleva 11:21 2025-04-17 UTC+2

Pasaran saham AS dalam zon merah: Dow Jones – 0.4%, Nasdaq – 0.1%. Laporan korporat yang memberangsangkan tidak menyelamatkan Wall Street

Pasaran saham AS ditutup pada hari Selasa dengan kerugian kecil, kerana ketidakpastian mengenai duti perdagangan terus membebani sentimen pelabur. Saham pengguna dan penjagaan kesihatan terjejas terutamanya, walaupun laporan pendapatan yang

11:38 2025-04-16 UTC+2

Ringkasan Berita Pasaran Amerika Syarikat untuk 16 April

Wall Street menamatkan sesi dengan penurunan. Saham gergasi Boeing dan Johnson & Johnson mengalami kerugian terbesar apabila ketidakpastian mengenai dasar tarif terus membebankan sentimen pelabur. Sementara sektor perbankan mencatatkan keuntungan

Ekaterina Kiseleva 11:12 2025-04-16 UTC+2

Apple melonjak. Pelabur saham memberi amaran kepada laporan Netflix

Saham AS mencetak keuntungan sederhana kerana tarif ke atas beberapa barangan elektronik telah ditangguhkan. Saham teknologi lebih berprestasi daripada rakan sejawatan Eropah dan Asia, dengan saham Apple melonjak. Goldman Sachs

11:42 2025-04-15 UTC+2

Ringkasan Berita Pasaran Amerika Syarikat untuk 15 April

Pentadbiran Trump telah membuat konsesi: tarif ke atas elektronik telah ditangguhkan sementara, dan syarat yang lebih longgar untuk industri automotif sedang dipertimbangkan. Langkah-langkah ini mencetuskan reaksi positif — S&P

Ekaterina Kiseleva 11:29 2025-04-15 UTC+2
Tidak boleh bertanya sekarang?
Tanya soalan anda di Ruangan bersembang.
Panggilan semula Widget
 

Dear visitor,

Your IP address shows that you are currently located in the USA. If you are a resident of the United States, you are prohibited from using the services of InstaFintech Group including online trading, online transfers, deposit/withdrawal of funds, etc.

If you think you are seeing this message by mistake and your location is not the US, kindly proceed to the website. Otherwise, you must leave the website in order to comply with government restrictions.

Why does your IP address show your location as the USA?

  • - you are using a VPN provided by a hosting company based in the United States;
  • - your IP does not have proper WHOIS records;
  • - an error occurred in the WHOIS geolocation database.

Please confirm whether you are a US resident or not by clicking the relevant button below. If you choose the wrong option, being a US resident, you will not be able to open an account with InstaForex anyway.

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by this message.