Category: energy

S&P stole center stage from Europe’s leaders, as a threatened downgrade of the entire currency bloc rallied the dollar…

Crude oil prices seem to be expressing a kind of modest approval of commentary coming from the Eurozone’s policymakers.

The Labor Department reported that the economy added 120k jobs in November and revised September upward to 200k The unemployment rate was also pared to 8.6% from 9% in October.

December1st, last month of Q4 and 2011, and the key employment report tomorrow are all good reasons for caution.

The market rejected $100 again so the assumption must necessarily be made that the mark represents a resistance, if only psychological.

It looks like holiday cheer has spread from the US, across Asia and into Europe as commodities, and all sectors of equities have risen sharply overnight.

Crude oil surrendered yesterday’s gains, heading lower right out of the gate as Asia opened last night. The initial impetus for sellers was probably the stockpile growth enumerated in the API report.

Crude oil price action so far can be described as a desultory rally off lows struck in Asia at 96.55. Prices rallied through yesterday’s close as Moody’s and S&P both reaffirmed their assessment of US creditworthiness…

Markets are under pressure, again, this morning, as Moody’s warned on French debt due to rising interest rates, and the imminent failure of the so-called Super Committee to fashion a budget deal.