
Oil prices were little changed in volatile trading as traders weighed Russian comments about a possible meeting with Saudi Arabia. The comments revived hopes for a production freeze.
Prices followed a near 6% surge the previous day on OPEC efforts to limit output ahead of a Vienna meeting.
Ongoing uncertainty about an OPEC freeze keeps crude supported, which affects energy and transport costs for feed buyers. The lack of a clear direction suggests no decisive price change yet.
Setelah 60 peristiwa geopolitik netral sebelumnya, Minyak Mentah (WTI) bergerak median -0,9% selama 5 sesi (43% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -4,7% sampai +2,3%), dan -1,9% selama 20 sesi.
Setelah 63 peristiwa geopolitik netral sebelumnya, Minyak Mentah (Brent) bergerak median -0,5% selama 5 sesi (44% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -4,4% sampai +2,6%), dan -2,7% selama 20 sesi.
Pergerakan benchmark setiap komoditas dari penutupan terakhir sebelum peristiwa. Pembacaan historis menggabungkan peristiwa serupa di masa lalu; itu menggambarkan apa yang terjadi, bukan apa yang akan terjadi. Bukan nasihat investasi.
Although dated a day after the move, the article describes the roughly 6% surge on 2016-11-15 as driven by hopes that OPEC would limit output (supply-side sentiment) ahead of the Vienna meeting, so it explains the move, though it is post-dated and not a same-day catalyst.