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Cryptocurrencies Won't Help Dictators Get Around Sanctions

According to Bloomberg, all the attempts made by authoritarian governments and dictators to get around Western sanction are vain. 

U.S. DoE Predicts Oil Market Oversupply over the Next 2 Year

The United States Department of Energy doesn't believe in the OPEC+ deal and expects excessive supply in the global market over the next 2 years. In particular, the January short-term report released by the DoE confirms that. They say this is going to be long-term oversupply. 

Brent Oil Is Getting Closer to $70/b, Provoking a Shale Storm

Brent oil has come close to $70/b. It’s interesting to note that Brent oil has reached this level for the first time since 2014. At the same time, international experts now seem to be overwhelmed by mixed feeling about that.

OPEC Nations Don’t Want $60/b

The OPEC doesn't seem to be interested in oil prices above $60/b. At least this is what the Iranian Minister of Oil said the other day. By the way, Iran is the OPEC’s third-biggest producer of crude oil.

Investment Banks Make Controversial Oil Forecast for 2018

After the OPEC+ deal was extended not so long ago, several investment banks changed their predictions for the global oil prices in 2018. Bloomberg tried to compile those prediction into a single article. 

CBOE Launches World’s First Bitcoin Futures

As promised, the CBOE launched the world's first Bitcoin futures on December 10^th at 15 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). The first BTC futures trading session started at 15000 USD/BTC. Within the first couple of minutes, there were 150 transactions processed. Over the first 20 minutes, the exchange rate increased up to 15940 USD/BTC. Lateron, itwenttemporarilyupto 16600 USD/BTC.

American Shale Oil Producers Enjoy OPEC+ Deal Extension

On the last day of November, the OPEC and several non-OPEC oil exporters met in Vienna to discuss the future of the global oil market during the OPEC summit. The summit ended with extending the OPEC+ deal until the end of 2018. Experts say this decision means the OPEC+ participants have lost the long-term oil war with American shale oil companies.

OPEC Is Worried About U.S. Shale Oil Production Prospects

The OPEC is concerned that their American rivals producing shale oil may catch at the chance given them by the OPEC+ deal. The deal is aimed to cap oil production and restore the market balance in favor of higher oil prices. The OPEC+ agreement is likely to be extended during the forthcoming OPEC summit on November 30^th in Vienna, Austria.

U.S. Stats Pushed Oil Prices Higher

According to online source Finanz, the U.S. crude oil inventories shrank over the past week, which pushed oil prices higher. After 3 weeks of retracing, crude oil is rallying confidently again. The Brent oil futures for January delivery reached $63,29/b, which is 1,15% higher than a day before. At the same time, The WTI oil futures for January delivery gained more than 2% and reached $57,94/b, which is the highest level since July 2015.

Oil Market Is Under Pressure In Advance of OPEC Summit