US Crude at critical support into weekend's OPEC meeting [Video]
|De-escalation of the Middle East tensions and encouraging news from the trade front improve risk taking across global financial markets, leading gold and oil lower and boosting appetite for major currencies. The US dollar remains under pressure however on looming US debt worries while the Swiss franc remains in demand despite optimism globally.
This week, investors will focus on European inflation figures, Trump’s tax bill—aimed to pass before the July 4th holiday, the latest US jobs report and a series of final PMI prints. In energy markets, oil prices are worth watching as they give back the Middle East–led gains. WTI crude is sitting on a key Fibonacci support near $65 per barrel—the level that separates the year-to-date bearish trend from a potential medium-term bullish consolidation. Expectations that OPEC may announce a plan to bring more oil to market at its July 6 meeting could give bears the upper hand into the weekend.
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