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WTI crude oil futures (the benchmark American grade, traded on the NYMEX exchange) lost 2.25% on Monday and slid to $99.80. This is a continuation of the correction after Friday's peak of $104.03 - a five-month high.
In the early hours of Friday, gold (XAU/USD) fell to $3,986 - below $4,000 for the first time since July. Before that, on Thursday, the metal lost 2.81% over the session. By midday the price had rebounded to $4,029, but gold is closing the week down more than 3%.
WTI crude oil is rising for the fifth consecutive session and has climbed above $94 per barrel after new attacks in Saudi Arabia. The market is again pricing in heightened risk of supply disruptions in the Middle East, despite rising OPEC+ production.
WTI is losing about 1.5% on Monday morning and trading around $90 per barrel, breaking a two-day rally. The pressure came after Donald Trump's statement about a possible halt to Russian and Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure, while the details of the agreement have not yet been confirmed by both sides.
WTI reversed downward from $91.40 on the evening of October 9 and declined to around $89.95 after the announcement of supplies of Russian diesel to the US market and other countries. At the same time, the US Treasury issued General License 135, permitting transactions with Russian diesel fuel until April 7, 2027.
On October 8, WTI oil rose to $90.87 and at one point approached $91.00, gaining about 3% in a day. The rise was supported by new attacks on facilities in Saudi Arabia, risks to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and a decline in US oil inventories.
US crude WTI (the US benchmark grade) is trading around $93.05 in early Asian hours on Monday. The push came from US President Donald Trump's rejection of Iran's proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz - a key maritime route for oil exports from the Persian Gulf.
Bitcoin pulled back from an eight-month high of $87,381 to $83,900. Over the past day, the market faced $545 million in liquidations, most of which were long positions
