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Fed uncertainty sparks market jitters

By Lukman Otunuga | September 14, 2016

Global stocks descended deeper into the abyss on Tuesday following the sharp selloff in oil prices, which weighed heavily on risk sentiment.

Fresh low for gold

By Rod David | September 13, 2016

A daily summary of high-profile members of several complexes.

Traders mull over Fed commentary as blackout period begins

By Craig Erlam | September 13, 2016

The Federal Reserve blackout period is now upon us, giving traders a week to speculate on the impact of what has been said and the few pieces of data we get between now and the decision next Wednesday.

Wobbling Asian oil demand

By Phil Flynn | September 13, 2016

Oh, that “wobbling Asian demand.” That is the main reason the IEA lowered its crude oil demand forecast by 100,000 barrels a day and lowered the boom on energy prices Tuesday morning.

OPEC points to larger 2017 oil surplus as rivals keep pumping

By Alex Lawler, Reuters | September 12, 2016

OPEC raised its forecast of oil supplies from non-member countries in 2017 as new fields come online and U.S. shale drillers prove more resilient than expected to cheap crude, pointing to a larger surplus in the market next year.

Risk aversion sweeps across the board

By Lukman Otunuga | September 12, 2016

A wave of risk aversion engulfed the financial markets last week following the instances of central bank caution which weighed heavily on investor risk sentiment. Asian shares were depressed on Monday with most stocks suffering their largest losses since June as fears over central banks adopting an inactive stance sparked market jitters.

Jobless recovery looms for white-collar U.S. oil workers

By Ernest Scheyder, Reuters | September 12, 2016

Elizabeth Huber lost her job inspecting oilfield pipes nearly 20 months ago and her prospects remain bleak even as oil executives cautiously plot production and budget increases.

Rosengren scares the market

By Jeff Greenblatt | September 12, 2016

You might be wondering who Rosengren is, but apparently he’s pretty important—that’s Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren I’m talking about. He single-handedly knocked the market out of the box on Friday when he said, “Futures markets are wrong, and the Fed likely should hike rates sooner than implied.”

Shaky global markets

By Phil Flynn | September 12, 2016

While the crude oil market is looking for supply to rebound this week, there is now rising concern about demand. With the Fed talking up raisng interest rates and global central bankers questioning the effectiveness of monetary policy, it seems that there is not a lot of optimism in the global economy.

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