Oil slips further amid China woes
The prospect of more restrictions and therefore lower demand in China has weighed on crude prices recently. Brent slipped back below $90 last week and could register the fourth day of declines if it remains in the red. We’re seeing bleak economic prospects all around the globe which continues to weigh on oil prices and if interest rates keep rising as they are, expectations will likely deteriorate further.
That will make the next OPEC+ meeting in a couple of weeks all the more interesting. The group came under fire early last month for its decision to cut output targets by two million barrels per day, even as many countries fight inflation and recession in part as a result of higher oil prices. The question now is whether the group be so bold as to cut output again in light of recent price moves and economic developments.
Paring gains but still encouraging
Gold prices are slipping at the start of the week in risk-averse trade that is supporting the US dollar. The yellow metal has performed extremely well in recent weeks as investors have been buoyed by slightly less hawkish rhetoric from the Fed and some much more positive inflation prints.
It’s stalled around $1,780 which was previously a very significant area of support and given some back in recent days but it continues to trade well off the lows which is encouraging. The next test of support could be $1,730 where it met strong resistance on the way down in September and October.
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