After dropping all the way back down to $75 on September 26th, OPEC’s ~1M/barrel day production cut announcement last week was followed up by another bullish crude oil inventory draw last week, which sent WTI crude oil rocketing higher 16%.
This was the largest weekly gain since Russia invaded Ukraine and caught the market by surprise.
The production cut also sent a strong signal to President Biden after OPEC agreed to a production increase in early August after his Saudi Arabia visit (last week’s cut was more than 9X the production increase previously agreed to!).
Begin exploring Smartkarma's AI-augmented investing intelligence platform with a complimentary Preview Pass to:
Unlock research summaries
Follow top, independent analysts
Receive personalised alerts
Access Analytics, Events and more
Join 55,000+ investors, including top global asset managers overseeing $13+ trillion.