Oil falls below $66 in Asia as regional stocks fall, investors eye US economic reportsSeptember 30th, 2009 Oil falls below $66 ahead of US economic reportsOil prices fell below $66 a barrel Monday as stock markets sank and investors eyed a slew of economic data this week that will help shed light on the health of the U.S. economy. By midday in Europe, benchmark crude for November delivery was down 31 cents to $65.71 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Oil falls below $72 in Asia as stockpiles linger despite economic recovery signsSeptember 21st, 2009 Oil falls below $72 in Asia amid weak demandBANGKOK — Oil prices fell below $72 a barrel Monday in Asia as high crude stockpiles and weak demand tempered enthusiasm about recent signs of improvement in the world's largest economy. Benchmark crude for October delivery was down 40 cents at $71.64 a barrel by midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Oil falls to near $71 in Asia as stockpiles linger despite economic recovery signsSeptember 21st, 2009 Oil falls to near $71 in Asia amid weak demandBANGKOK — Oil prices fell to near $71 a barrel Monday in Asia as high crude stockpiles and weak demand tempered enthusiasm about recent signs of improvement in the world's largest economy. Benchmark crude for October delivery was down 88 cents at $71.16 a barrel by late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Oil hovers below $69 in Asia as investors weigh weak crude demand, economic recoverySeptember 14th, 2009 Oil hovers below $69 amid weak crude demandSINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered below $69 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors weighed concerns about weak crude demand against optimism of a global economic recovery. Benchmark crude for October delivery was down 1 cent at $68.84 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Oil falls to near $71 in Asia on signs of faltering demand, anemic economic recoveryAugust 27th, 2009 Oil falls to near $71 in Asia on faltering demandKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Oil prices fell to near $71 a barrel Thursday in Asia, dragged down by signs of faltering U.S. crude demand and concerns the global economic recovery will be anemic.
Oil falls to near $72 in Asia as mixed US economic data suggest slow recoveryAugust 21st, 2009 Oil falls to near $72 amid mixed US economic dataSINGAPORE — Oil prices fell to near $72 a barrel Friday in Asia as mixed economic data from the U.S. point to a slow recovery.
Oil falls below $66 in Europe as investors eye weak US consumption, brush off Japan's growthAugust 17th, 2009 Oil falls below $66 on worries of slow recoveryLONDON — Oil prices fell below $66 a barrel Monday as investors worried that crude demand will recover only slowly in the U.S. and brushed off upbeat economic growth data from Japan.
Oil falls below $67 in Asia as investors eye weak US consumption, brush off Japan growthAugust 17th, 2009 Oil falls below $67 on weak US consumptionSINGAPORE — Oil prices slipped below $67 a barrel Monday in Asia on investor concerns crude demand will remain weak amid a slow global economic recovery. Benchmark crude for September delivery was down 59 cents to $66.92 a barrel by midday in Singapore in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Oil falls below $66 in Asia as investors eye weak US consumption, brush off Japan's growthAugust 17th, 2009 Oil falls below $66 on weak US consumer confidenceSINGAPORE — Oil prices fell below $66 a barrel Monday in Asia on investor concerns that crude demand will remain weak amid a slow global economic recovery. Benchmark crude for September delivery was down $1.63 to $65.88 a barrel by late afternoon in Singapore in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Oil slips below $72 in Asia as investors eye US unemployment dataAugust 7th, 2009 Oil slips below $72 ahead of US unemployment dataSINGAPORE — Oil prices traded below $72 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors looked to U.S. monthly employment figures later in the day for signs the economy may be recovering.
Oil slips to near $71 in Asia as investors eye US unemployment dataAugust 7th, 2009 Oil slips to near $71 ahead of US jobless dataSINGAPORE — Oil prices fell to near $71 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors looked to U.S. monthly employment figures later in the day for signs the economy may be recovering.
Oil falls below $67 in Asia as consumer confidence drop, inventories point to weak US demandJuly 29th, 2009 Oil falls below $67 on US consumer confidence dropSINGAPORE — Oil prices fell below $67 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as a drop in U.S. consumer confidence and rising crude inventories painted a weak demand outlook.
Oil hovers near $64 in Asia as investors eye company results, weak crude demandJuly 21st, 2009 Oil hovers near $64 as earnings, demand weighedSINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered near $64 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors weighed improving corporate results against weak crude demand. Benchmark crude for August delivery was up 5 cents to $64.03 a barrel by late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Oil hovers below $64 in Asia as investors eye company results, weak crude demandJuly 21st, 2009 Oil hovers below $64 as earnings, demand weighedSINGAPORE — Oil prices hovered near $64 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors weighed improving corporate results against weak crude demand. Benchmark crude for August delivery was down 23 cents to $63.75 a barrel by midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Bond yields slide as weak economic data sends stocks lower, boosts demand for TreasurysJune 3rd, 2009 Bond yields fall for 2nd day on weak economic dataNEW YORK — Treasury prices recovered Wednesday as stock investors reined in their enthusiasm about the U.S. economy. Yields on long-term Treasurys, a barometer for interest rates on mortgages and other loans, fell for a second straight day Wednesday following lackluster economic reports.