View full page at energyexch.com

 

Oil soars over 3% on easing U.S.-China trade tensions

From reuters.com

Oil prices rose over 3% on Tuesday after the United States said it will delay imposing a 10% tariff on certain Chinese products, easing concerns over a global trade war that has pummelled the market in recent months. Those Chinese products include laptops and cell phones. The tariffs had been scheduled to start next month. Brent LCOc1 futures were up $2.08, or 3.6%, to $60.65 a barrel by 11:07 a.m. EDT (1507 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up $1.86, or 3.4%, to $56.79. Prior to Tuesday’s gain, Brent was trading down more than 20% since hitting its 2019 high in April. Earlier Tuesday, the ... (full story)

Story Stats

  • Posted:
  • Category: Fundamental Analysis