Goldman Sachs Raises Oil Price Forecast Yet Again
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AI-PoweredGoldman Sachs has raised its oil price forecast, predicting Brent crude to average $90 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate to average $83 per barrel in the fourth quarter, amid uncertain negotiations between Iran and the US. This revision may impact energy stocks and crude oil prices. The current prices of Brent crude and WTI are $106.68 and $95.35 per barrel, respectively.
The raised forecast may lead to a potential decline in oil prices from current levels, as the predicted prices are lower than the current trading prices, which could result in a short-term bearish impact on energy stocks such as ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX). However, the uncertain negotiations between Iran and the US may maintain upward pressure on oil prices, potentially limiting the decline.
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Goldman Sachs once again raised its outlook for oil prices, now seeing Brent crude at an average of $90 per barrel in the fourth quarter of the year, and West Texas Intermediate at $83 per barrel. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $106.68 per barrel, and WTI was changing hands at $95.35 per barrel as negotiations between Iran and the United States remain on hold, with the restart uncertain. “The economic risks are larger than our crude base case alone suggests because of the net upside risks to oil prices, unusually high…
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