Oil contracts sank on Thursday after gloomy commentary from the Federal Reserve and OPEC+ weighed on hopes for a market recovery. West Texas Int...
, oil's international standard, sank 3%, to $44.02 per barrel, at intraday lows. The drop pulls both gauges from five-month highs and keeps the commodity trading within a narrow range.
The decline follows the publication of minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's July meeting. Central bank officials about the US economic recovery sputtering out as new outbreaks threatened another wave of COVID cases. Stocks sold off in late Wednesday trading on the news.Stock market wizard William O'Neil famously turned $5,000 into $200,000 in just a few year's time. Here's the 7-part model he uses to sniff out winning stocks.
The gloomy sentiment was backed up abroad by OPEC+ members. The coalition warned in a Wednesday meeting that demand was returning to the market slower than initially expected, and that a resurgence of cases could push a full rebound into 2021. The group also called on Iraq, Nigeria, Angola, and Kazakhstan to deepen production cuts after overproducing in recent months.
Oil contracts largely remained above $40 per barrel as investors weigh economic reopenings against fresh hotspots. Though the level represents an improvement from April lows, weakened travel activity has dragged on oil demand throughout the pandemic.
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