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Oil prices declined during early Asian trade on Friday as the U.S. dollar cut its losses slightly. In turn, easing of COVID-19 restrictions in two Chinese cities compensated for the strengthening of the dollar.
According to a recent survey, a downturn in manufacturing activity was less pronounced in the euro countries in November. And while European factories are still to face difficulties as winter comes, now there exists a possibility it wouldn't be extremely severe.
According to the Bank of America Global Research economists, the dollar is likely to remain stable early next year. However, they expect it to reverse course and decline during the year.
In November, exports of crude oil from Saudi Arabia dropped significantly due to a critical decrease in supply to the U.S. and China. According to Bloomberg, the total volume of oil supplies fell to about 7.1 million barrels per day.
The U.S. dollar weakened against some other currencies. On Thursday the Canadian dollar lost positions against its U.S. counterpart.
Gold prices held steady on Friday as the market was in a standstill, waiting for U.S. payrolls data to be released. The statistics could have an impact on the Fed's monetary tightening course.
On Thursday, the European Union (EU) proposed a cap on Russian oil prices of $60. U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Wally Adeyemo supported the proposal.
Societe Generale analysts have updated their forecast of Crude Oil prices. Their expectations are associated with maintaining a high level of prices in the first half of 2023 and a further decline to $93.5 in the fourth quarter of the coming year.
The currency pair EURUSD again rose higher to the level of 1.05. But according to economists of Rabobank, the pair will fall again to the currency parity level in 2023. It will happen because the problems in the energy sector affect the euro.
Chevron Corp CEO Michael Wirth said the likelihood that Chevron will invest in Venezuela is extremely low.