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Oil-Product Prices Fall as Supplies Climb
January 8th, 2015
U.S. Inventory Data Confirm the Market Is Still Oversupplied Prices at the gas pump are heading even lower. Gasoline futures fell to nearly a six-year low on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed oil and fuel supplies rising to ...
Canada and Saudi oil set for refinery showdown
January 8th, 2015
As a test of wills between OPEC nations and US shale drillers fuels a global oil market slump, a brewing battle between Canadian and Saudi Arabia heavy crudes for America’s Gulf Coast refinery market threatens to drive prices even ...
Oil prices hit fresh lows, no end in sight to slump
January 7th, 2015
Oil prices hit fresh five-and-a-half-year lows on Wednesday as global business growth slowed to its weakest level in a year and analysts said a building supply glut meant that more falls were likely before a rebound. The pace of ...
Oil hits five and a half year low under $55 on supply glut
January 5th, 2015
Oil prices dropped to fresh 5-1/2-year lows on Monday on worries about a surplus of global supplies and lackluster demand. Russia’s oil output hit a post-Soviet high last year, averaging 10.58 million barrels per day (bpd), up 0.7 percent ...
Euro Extends Slide on ECB Outlook; Asian Stocks, Oil Slip
January 5th, 2015
The euro weakened to an almost nine-year low and Asian stocks fell amid concern Greece will exit the European currency union. Oil slumped to its lowest level since 2009, while silver and Chinese shares climbed. The euro depreciated 0.5 percent to ...
Oil moves higher to trim year-end losses
January 2nd, 2015
New York-traded crude-oil futures managed to recoup some losses in electronic trade early Friday, though rival Brent North Sea crude saw only a modest gain. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude futures for February CLG5, +0.99% improved by 58 cents, ...
Crude oil, one of the worst investment of 2014
December 30th, 2014
Opec’s refusal to cut production sent the price of oil down below $60 a barrel Performance in 2014: -45.1% What happened? After hitting a peak of around $115.71 on 19 June, Brent crude oil began to slide. By September, ...
Asia to test bond record again in 2015
December 30th, 2014
Asia could set another record for international bond issues in 2015 if Chinese companies continue to borrow offshore at the same voracious pace they did this year, while bankers expect a heavy redemption schedule and larger pipelines from India ...
Brent drops towards five-year low near $57, supply glut weighs
December 30th, 2014
Brent oil extended losses into a fourth session on Tuesday, with prices hovering close to a more than five-year low above $57 per barrel, as persistent worries about a global supply glut offset concerns about output disruptions in Libyan. ...
5 Worst Performing Markets of 2014
December 29th, 2014
These indices have been hit hard by headwinds over the past 12 months, resulting in losses for investors. What does the future hold for these five indices? MSCI Russia Russian corporates this has been a terrible year, though it ...
