IEA speech at Houston conference gives oil market some hope for better (or at least more balanced) days ahead.
Energy OverView February 22, 2016
Oil market looks ahead to key speeches by OPEC president and Saudi Arabia’s Ali Al Naimi in Houston. Get set for more volatility.
Energy OverView February 18, 2016
Iran accepts deal on to freezing production, but it is unclear that they themselves will freeze output levels, saying that such a proposition is “illogical.”
Energy OverView February 16, 2016
China gets back to work from Lunar New Year celebrations and saves the day for global markets by allowing the yuan to rise versus the U.S. dollar.
Energy OverView February 12, 2016
WTI crude oil prices hit new multi-year low and reverse hard on statement from OPEC member of output production cut plan with Russia.
Energy OverView February 10, 2016
Energy OverView February 9, 2016
Energy OverView February 5, 2016
WTI oil prices have steadied, shrugging off an incredibly bearish data set of outsized supplies of petroleum in US storage. It has been reported that a large $600 million oil bear fund was suddenly liquidated, which likely aided the snap back
Energy OverView February 4, 2016
WTI oil prices snapped back, yesterday, due to a steep sell-off in the US dollar and another round of alleged plans by Russia and OPEC to meet and come together on oil output policy. The former effect was real. Dollar-denominated commodities like oil cannot escape the pull of a major move in the dollar.… Read more
Energy Overview February 3, 2016
Markets remain volatile, reversing gains that occurred in the aftermath of the aggressive by the Bank of Japan.