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By Phil Flynn |
May 13, 2013
The oil market got heavy as word of a possible story of a Fed exit, which started to permeate the trading floor on Friday. The other issue is oil going down to the Gulf Coast and whether our production boom will overwhelm the refineries.
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By Phil Flynn |
May 10, 2013
The President is pushing for natural gas exports. He must have run the numbers and now realizes what a positive impact it will have on his economy.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 9, 2013
Crude is down almost $1 to $95.75. We believe this is mainly fear premium regarding the Syria situation. Technically, it looks as though oil is at the top of its downward channel.
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By Christine Buurma, Bloomberg |
May 9, 2013
Natural gas, the worst-performing and most volatile commodity of the past decade amid a glut in supply, is replacing gold as a haven for commodity investors as the metal slumps.
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By Phil Flynn |
May 9, 2013
The WTI/Brent oil spread fell below $8 for the first time in two years as the U.S. is reestablishing itself not only as a major oil consumer but also as major world oil producer.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
May 8, 2013
Stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a record for a fifth day, amid better-than- projected earnings forecasts. European shares and metals gained as China’s trade and German industrial output beat estimates.
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By Phil Flynn |
May 8, 2013
Pull out the party hats! Dow closed above 15000 for the first time in history! Although the Dow is rocking, and that has been a factor in the increase in oil from the lows, Dow records are just not what they used to be.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
May 7, 2013
First, the Aussie Central Bank cut interest rates, which has sparked Aussie dollar selling. Second, rumors of legendary trader George Soros taking a big short position in this currency also probably stoked some added selling as well.
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By Phil Flynn |
May 7, 2013
Oil prices swung back and forth like a juiced up yo-yo as it tried to balance rising geo-political risk as well as economic risks.
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By Phil Flynn |
May 6, 2013
A better than expected Jobs report and Israel attacking Syria's military and weapons instillation has shocked oil out of it recent bearishness. Oil is on a tear and is bringing the products along with it.
