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Oil slides on SPR, gold drifting

Oil tumbles on Biden SPR hopes Oil prices moved sideways overnight, Brent crude rising just 1.25% to USD 112.60, and WTI rising 2.25% to USD 107.45 a barrel. Both contracts modestly unwound the Ukraine knee jerk trade yesterday. In Asia, oil prices have slumped as stories started circulating that US President Biden will announce a multi-month SPR release today that could total 180 million barrels, with suggestions that other IEA members could join in a reserve release after their meeting on Fr

Mar 31, 2022 by Jeffrey Halley

SPR Rumours Send Oil Lower

Biden expected to release oil from reserves Asian markets are being dominated today by the news that US President Biden is apparently considering a material release of oil from its strategic petroleum reserves (SPR), which could total a million barrels a day and potentially total 180 million barrel. That is roughly 1/3rd of the total SPR.

Mar 31, 2022 by Jeffrey Halley