Category: Crude Oil

Weekly Outlook for 6-10 February

Following the low intensity week for major commodities as gold and silver prices didn’t do much during the first week of February, the upcoming week is filled with many news items and decisions to be made that could affect the…

U.S. PMI Manufacturing Index Increased to 54.1%

Today the U.S. Manufacturing ISM report came out; according to it the U.S. Manufacturing PMI growth rate augmented again to 54.1% during January. The U.S. Manufacturing PMI is an index that presents the economic progress of the U.S. manufacturing sector;…

Oil Stockpiles Sharply Rose by 8.4 M Bbl – February 1

According to this week’s Energy Information Administration petroleum report crude oil stockpiles sharply rose during last week by 8.4 million barrels; crude oil prices slightly slipped.  Here is a weekly summary for the week ends on January 27th of the…

U.S. Consumer Confidence Declined in January

Following the growth in the U.S consumer confidence index during December, this index changed direction and decreased in January. According to the recent U.S. consumer confidence survey, the consumer confidence index declined in January compared with December’s index: The index…