- October 20th, 2025
Oil prices slip on concerns over US-China trade tensions
Oil prices dipped on Monday, pressured by worries over a global glut as U.S.-China trade tensions added to concerns about an economic slowdown and weaker energy demand. ›
Oil prices dipped on Monday, pressured by worries over a global glut as U.S.-China trade tensions added to concerns about an economic slowdown and weaker energy demand. ›
Oil prices edged lower on Friday, heading for a weekly loss of nearly 3%, with uncertainty over global energy supplies after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet in Hungary to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. ›
Oil prices rose around 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had pledged his country would stop buying oil from Russia, a move that could drain supply elsewhere. ›
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, extending losses from the previous session, as investors weighed the International Energy Agency’s warning of a supply surplus in 2026 and U.S.-China trade tensions that could curtail demand. ›
Oil prices reversed early gains and fell on Tuesday amid uncertainty about trade tensions between the U.S. and China, the world’s top two economies, which could weigh on global fuel demand. ›
Oil prices rose on Monday after hitting five-month lows in the previous session, as investors hoped potential talks between the presidents of the U.S. and China could ease trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies and oil consumers. ›
European natural gas prices have snapped back into a range they were trading in for weeks as traders wait for further clues on how the heating season will unfold, with steady fuel supplies offsetting cold weather risks for now. ›
Oil prices declined on Friday after settling 1.6% lower in the previous session as the market’s risk premium faded after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war in Gaza. ›
Russian strikes in recent days have wiped out more than half of Ukraine’s domestic natural gas production, likely forcing the war-battered country to spend 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) on fuel imports to survive the looming winter. ›
The broad mood in the oil market remains bearish, although there are discrepancies as to how gloomy crude’s prospects are, according to Citigroup Inc., summarizing views from clients in North America and Europe. ›