Crude oil prices will remain quite high in the coming months, with Brent staying above $100 per barrel, as the U.S. and Iran remain distant on a potential agreement, Cedric Chehab, chief economist at BMI, told CNBC on Monday. A deal “could take several months yet,” Chehab told CNBC’s program Squawk Box Asia today, as Brent Crude prices traded at about $104 a barrel in Asian trade. BMI forecasts that a potential U.S.-Iran deal would happen by the end of the first quarter of 2027 “because it will take some more time for that…
Market Context
Global crude oil markets remain sensitive to a combination of macroeconomic signals, OPEC+ production policy, and geopolitical developments across key producing regions. Brent crude and WTI serve as the primary price benchmarks, with spread movements reflecting regional supply-demand imbalances and refinery demand shifts.
Energy traders and analysts closely monitor inventory data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), which releases weekly petroleum status reports that frequently move markets. Rising inventories typically signal demand weakness or oversupply, while draws support price recovery.
What to Watch
Analysts and traders will be watching upcoming EIA inventory reports, OPEC+ output decisions, and macroeconomic indicators — particularly U.S. Federal Reserve policy signals and China demand data — for directional cues on crude prices in the near term.
Read original article at OilPrice.com