Oil up on subdued recession fears from positive U.S. data
- Economy
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:57 | 08 May 2023
- Modified Date: 12:00 | 08 May 2023
Oil prices increased on Monday with the release of positive economic indicators from the U.S., the declining value of the U.S. dollar, and a supply cut forecast from OPEC+ countries.
International benchmark Brent crude traded at $75.97 per barrel at 9.51 a.m. local time (0651 GMT), a 0.89% increase from the closing price of $75.30 a barrel in the previous trading session.
The American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) traded at the same time at $72.02 per barrel, up 0.95% from the previous session's close of $71.34 per barrel.
The U.S. Labor Department's data showed a 53-year low in its unemployment rate on Friday at 3.4%, easing recession concerns.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the value of the American dollar against a basket of currencies, including the Japanese yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc, declined 0.13% to 100.865 early Monday.
A weaker dollar makes dollar-indexed crude oil cheaper for buyers using other currencies.
On the supply side, expectations of an agreement by the OPEC+ group on output cuts during its June meeting aided the price rise.
The group is set to meet on June 4. The OPEC+ group, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, decided to make voluntary cuts of approximately 1.6 million barrels per day as of May, in addition to a production cut of 2 million barrels per day that has been in place since October.
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