The average spot price of natural gas at the Henry Hub reached $1.38 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) on June 16, 2020, the lowest daily Henry Hub price without adjusting for inflation and in nominal dollars since December 1998,

Brent fell 13 cents, or 0.3%, to $40.18 a barrel, WTI declined 23 cents, or 0.6%, to $37.78 a barrel.

Brent slipped 47 cents, or 1.1%, to $42.16 a barrel, WTI fell 59 cents, or 1.5%, to $39.78 a barrel.

All that and softness in the dollar, along with endless cheap liquidity from central banks, helped spot gold gain 0.2% to $1,770.92 per ounce after touching $1,773, its highest level since October 2012 in early Asian trade.

Brent rose 49 cents, or 1.1%, to $43.57 a barrel, WTI was up 48 cents, or 1.2%, at $41.21 a barrel

Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,756.40 per ounce

Brent rose 10 cents, or 0.2%, to $42.29 a barrel, WTI was at $39.87 a barrel, up 4 cents, or 0.1%.

Brent rose 61 cents, or 1.5%, to $42.12 a barrel, WTI climbed 60 cents, or 1.5%, to $39.44 a barrel.

Brent were up 2 cents at $40.73 a barrel, WTI dropped 14 cents to $37.82 a barrel.

World oil demand is projected to decrease by 9.1 mb/d in 2020, unchanged from the previous month’s assessment. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected global economic activities, eliminating global oil demand growth potential and leading to a y-o-y decline of 6.4 mb/d in 1Q20 and by 17.3 mb/d y-o-y in 2Q20.