Trump, in a speech delivered remotely to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week, called on Saudi Arabia and OPEC to boost oil production and bring down prices. OPEC+ members haven’t responded publicly, but top ministers are due to meet Monday in a regularly scheduled online meeting.

Trump is pressuring Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members to expand oil production in order to lower prices. TD Securities' Bart Melek discusses why prices are likely to climb despite this.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his call for OPEC to cut oil prices to hurt oil-rich Russia's finances and help bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday proved that words can be just as powerful as actions — at least temporarily — after his promise to ask the Saudis and OPEC to lower the cost of oil led to a downturn in crude prices.

Oil prices slipped on Monday after U.S. President Trump called on OPEC to reduce prices following the announcement of wide-ranging measures to boost U.S. oil and gas output in his first week in office.

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, convened a meeting with his counterparts from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, and Libya on Monday. This meeting followed US President Donald Trump’s public call for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to lower oil prices and preceded a crucial meeting of the