oil and gas | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/oil-and-gas/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:06:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png oil and gas | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/oil-and-gas/ 32 32 War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of U.S. consumers plunging https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/soaring-gas-prices-in-u-s-stoke-inflation-in-march/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:36:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535988 Consumer prices rose 3.3%, up from 2.4% in February

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]]> Markets rally as oil moves below US$95 per barrel after ceasefire announced https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/markets-rally-as-oil-moves-below-us95-per-barrel-after-ceasefire-announced/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:19:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535854 Gains from an early "geopolitical relief rally” faded later in the day

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]]> Wall Street, global markets surge after U.S.-Iran ceasefire announced https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/wall-street-global-markets-surge-after-u-s-iran-ceasefire-announced/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:05:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535741 Two-week truce sends oil prices below US$100 a barrel

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]]> Stock markets mostly recover from earlier losses amid latest Trump threat https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/stock-markets-mostly-recover-from-earlier-losses-amid-latest-trump-threat/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:55:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535728 Investors deeply uncertain about when the Iran war may end

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]]> Feds looking at how to ‘cushion the blow’ of rising gas prices https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/feds-looking-at-how-to-cushion-the-blow-of-rising-gas-prices/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:55:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535661 Conservatives call for suspension of federal taxes at the pumps

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]]> Wall Street swings sharply as uncertainty increases about what will happen in the war with Iran https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-markets-fall-as-trumps-deadline-for-iran-to-reopen-oil-route-nears/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:05:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535622 Trump escalates threats against Iran, sends oil prices higher

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]]> Bank of Canada relying on ‘judgment’ to steer policy rate through Iran war shock https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/bank-of-canada-relying-on-judgment-to-steer-policy-rate-through-iran-war-shock/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:58:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535396 Governing council keeping options open as it monitors data

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]]> German growth forecast cut as Europe scrambles to contain price shock from Iran war https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/german-growth-forecast-cut-as-europe-scrambles-to-contain-price-shock-from-iran-war/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:47:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535368 GDP expected to expand by 0.6% this year, down from 1.3% forecast last fall

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]]> Canadian and U.S. markets soar amid hopes for end to Iran war https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-and-u-s-markets-soar-amid-hopes-for-end-to-iran-war/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:03:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535328 Technology, gold stocks rise as oil price falls

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]]> U.S. consumer confidence inches up despite soaring gas prices https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-consumer-confidence-inches-up-despite-soaring-gas-prices/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:08:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535262 Americans see higher inflation ahead, are less optimistic about stock prices

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