Saudi Arabia Is Ignoring U.S. Pressure

Market Movers There has been no letting up in the oil price war despite the intense demand destruction caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic that has now reached Europe and the United States. There have been rumblings about the United States getting involved in the war, pleading with Saudi Arabia to reassure the market that it will not flood it with oil. So far, all indications are that those requests are falling on deaf ears, with Riyadh set, as of April 1, to flood the market. Russia has positioned itself to ramp up production, too, but to a…