De største centralbanker erklærede torsdag, at klima-bekymringer får en stigende betydningen for pengepolitikken og for deres vurderinger af den samlede økonomi og de finansielle forhold. Det er helt nye toner fra centralbankernes side. Men slår det igennem på oliemarkedet? Ikke foreløbig. Efterspørgselen efter olie steg ved nyheden om en corona-vaccine. Olieefterspørgslen har været meget lav i år på grund af coronakrisen.
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Central Bank Leaders Embrace Climate Concerns as Key Policy Objective
Top central bank leaders said Thursday climate-change risks are an increasingly important consideration in their thinking about their respective economies and financial systems. Environmental concerns are increasingly a factor in their monetary policy considerations.
Oil futures settle with a loss on Thursday, pressured by an unexpected weekly climb in U.S. crude inventories and lower demand expectations on the back of ongoing COVID-19 concerns.
Natural gas prices ended lower, closing down 1.8% as unseasonably warm weather in the U.S. remains a common forecast over the next week or so.
Oil-Demand Recovery Unlikely for Months Despite Vaccine Hopes. Global oil markets may have rallied on the latest positive vaccine trial results, but they are unlikely to feel any significant economic benefits until well into next year, the IEA said.
RWE posted a 13% rise in its core earnings for first nine months of the year, and confirmed its guidance and planned dividend increase for 2020.
OPEC Deepens Forecast for Drop in Global Oil Demand. Coronavirus lockdowns in Europe and weakening consumption in the Americas will result in global oil demand taking a larger hit in 2020 than previously expected, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said.
Oil Forecasters’ Gloom Eclipsed by Vaccine Hope. For the first time since March, there are silver linings to be found in the oil-demand outlook.
