Brent Crude: Oil Recovers as Markets Price in More Rate Cuts
MarketPulse | Dec 19, 2023 12:52AM ET
- Better economic prospects buoy oil
- Downside risks remain as central bankers push back
- Brent testing key resistance
Oil prices are recovering a little but remain broadly under pressure after falling 20% over two months from the middle of October.
There’s still a lot of uncertainty and debate around the demand outlook for next year and it would appear the prospect of many rate cuts has boosted the odds of a softer landing which could support demand and may have done the same to the price in recent days.
But there are clearly risks to that, not least that markets may have become overly optimistic about cuts next year. Then there’s also the risk that past cuts could have an even more dampening impact on the global economy or that OPEC+ compliance is as weak as the deal indicated it could be.
There are of course upside risks too, that demand and the economy outperform as they have this year which much lower interest rates could support.
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Brent Recedes From Fib Zone/h2
Brent rallied earlier in the session but has since pulled off its highs which fell between the 50% and 61.8% Fibonacci retracement levels.
Source – OANDA
This also falls around an important area of support and resistance over the last six months or so, further reinforcing it as an important zone now.
While the first attempt has failed, there doesn’t appear to be a shortage of momentum at this point so it will be interesting to see whether there’s another run at it.
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