Search Results for: U.S. crude
Is The Whole World Slowing Down?
April 6th, 2015
The stats just keep getting stranger and, if you’re a policymaker or an investor, scarier. According to a (now widely publicized) McKinsey & Co study, instead of deleveraging after the debt-induced crisis of 2008-2009, the world borrowed another $57 trillion. ...
Saudis Raise Oil Pricing to Asia on Signs of Demand Growth
April 6th, 2015
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, raised pricing for all May sales to Asia, after the country’s oil minister said global demand was improving. State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. narrowed the discount for its Arab Light grade to ...
Iran Moves Closer to Restoring Oil Exports on Nuclear Accord
April 3rd, 2015
Iran’s accord with world powers brings the OPEC member a step closer to restoring oil production that was cut by sanctions while leaving unresolved when it will happen. The preliminary agreement outlined Thursday signals the Persian Gulf nation may ...
Iran’s nuclear deal could open oil flood
March 17th, 2015
Iran, the U.S. and its allies are pushing ahead with talks over a nuclear deal that would change many things — perhaps none faster than the price of oil. Iranian exports in recent years have been essentially capped by ...
China and Middle East will drive oil demand: OPEC
March 16th, 2015
Almost half of this year’s oil demand growth is likely to come from China and the Middle East, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Monday. In its monthly report, Opec forecast that global oil demand growth ...
Dollar at 12-year peak on euro, emerging markets spooked
March 10th, 2015
The U.S. dollar scored multi-year highs against the euro and yen in Asia on Tuesday amid starkly diverging outlooks for interest rates globally, while currencies from emerging markets came under mounting pressure from risk aversion. The skittish mood spread to Asian ...
Intercontinental Exchange Reports ICE and NYSE Volume for February 2015; Record Daily Oil Volume, up 59% over Prior February
March 5th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today reported February exchange traded volume. ICE’s February 2015 futures and options average daily volume (ADV) declined 6% compared to February 2014. Commodity ADV increased 11% ...
The Price of Oil Is About to Blow a Hole in Corporate Accounting
March 4th, 2015
There’s one place in the world where oil is still $95 a barrel. On paper. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires drillers to calculate the value of their oil reserves every year using average prices from the first ...
GFG Market Insight – Oil: Will It Go Lower Yet?
March 3rd, 2015
In brief: Crude oil’s various charts suggest that the effects of its recent crash have yet to play out fully and that crude oil may drop to between $30 and $35/barrel in the near/medium-term and perhaps much lower over ...
Asia Stocks Climb With Dollar Before Yellen, Greek Talks
February 24th, 2015
Asian stocks traded near a five-month high and the dollar strengthened before Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks to lawmakers and as Greece’s creditors review a list of debt-reduction policies. Australian bonds gained and U.S. oil extended declines below ...
