It seems like the price of everything is going up recently – goods, labor, fuel, even freight prices. In the post-COVID economy, prices are rocketing higher. Some of the statistics you hear lack meaning: consumer prices rising 5% since the bottom of the world’s worst recession isn’t exactly frightening. But in other cases, the rise […]
This morning crude opened up $71.51 while reaching an early morning high of $72.41. Prices this morning remained mostly flat as summer driving demand continues to pick up. Iran, which last week held its presidential election, is also at the top of traders’ minds; the country elected conservative candidate Ebrahim Raisi on Friday. Over the […]
Oil prices fell early this morning on a rising US dollar, though prices moved higher as the morning continued. The Federal Reserve announced plans to hike interest rates in 2023, a year sooner than expected, due to rising inflation concerns. Any hint of higher interest rates is supportive for the dollar, since it would increase […]
This week a storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico began making headlines, as it could be the first storm of the new hurricane season to impact the mainland US. Forecasters are reporting that the storm system could strengthen to a tropical storm briefly before making landfall as early as the end of this week, […]
Yesterday, oil prices hit a new multi-year high with crude reaching $72.29, while fuel prices sustained high levels. These price increases come amid rising concerns that oil could break the $100 threshold by the end of the 2021 calendar year. With rising demand and concerns surrounding the idea of inflation, prices are sure to be […]
Oil prices were mixed early this morning, following last night’s API inventory data. The organization showed crude inventories falling by over 8 million barrels – more than double the expected draw. On the flip side, fuel inventories rose by more than expected. This morning, the EIA’s data confirmed yesterday’s outlook, with a steep crude draw […]
Oil Prices Climb On Huge Inventory Draw The American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday reported a draw in crude oil inventories of 8.537-million barrels for the week ending June 11. Analysts had predicted a much smaller draw of 3.290 million barrels for the week. In the previous week, the API reported a draw in oil […]
Lack of progress on Iranian nuclear negotiations is pushing markets to fresh highs this morning. Iran’s presidential election, which had been seen as a soft deadline for negotiations, is approaching on Friday this week. The front-runner is Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line conservative with a history of cracking down on political opposition. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali […]
On Friday, a storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico began making headlines, as it would be the first storm of the new hurricane season to impact the mainland US. Forecasters are reporting that the storm system could strengthen to a tropical storm briefly before making landfall as early as the end of this week, […]
Oil prices reached a fresh high yesterday, spurred higher by demand optimism. Goldman Sachs reiterated its bullish forecast to its customers, stating that Brent crude prices may overshoot their $80/bbl price target. Given where prices are today, that forecast suggests at least another 20 cent per gallon increase in fuel prices before the end of […]
