Crude oil prices rise to 3-month high. What’s next?

Crude oil prices rise to 3-month high. What’s next?

Demand optimism amid production cuts by Opec-plus countries lifted global oil prices to three-month highs. The most active US NYMEX futures gained almost 17% in July, sending prices well above $80 a barrel level. Tighter supply and expectations that the US Federal Reserve is close to ending its monetary tightening cycle, also aided the positive … Read more

Boiling oil may cost billions to investors, India Inc, households & govt: Here’s the math

Boiling oil may cost billions to investors, India Inc, households & govt: Here’s the math

NEW DELHI: A surge in oil prices to $139 a barrel levels triggered a panic selling on Dalal Street on Monday as investors fear a surge in inflation, followed by a sharp reversal in the RBI policy stance. Here is how a rising oil price could hurt corporates, investors, households and government in the coming … Read more