During the first quarter, leading oil companies such as Total SA (NYSE: TOT) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) haven’t performed well as their revenue dropped. But will these companies do better in the second quarter? Let’s see what has caused these…
The oil market didn’t move much last week as oil prices (WTI and Brent) slightly declined during last week. WTI inched down by 0.05%; Brent oil declined by 0.73%. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI slightly…
The commodities and forex markets remained relatively unchanged last week as the prices of precious metals, natural gas and oil slightly moved. This week, many news items of the agenda including: U.S PPI, China’s industrial production, U.S JOLTS report, EU…
The oil market slightly eased down as oil prices (WTI and Brent) moderately declined during last week. WTI slipped by 1.6%; Brent oil declined by 1%. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI slightly widened by the…
The commodities market cooled down, while U.S equities rally during the previous week. This week, in the U.S several economic reports will be released including non-farm payroll, non-manufacturing and manufacturing PMI, factory orders and jobless claims. In Europe, ECB rate…
Oil prices (WTI and Brent) continued its upward trend during the previous week. WTI rose again by 2%; Brent oil inched up by only 0.1%. As a result, the gap of Brent oil over WTI narrowed: The premium ranged between…
This week several U.S related news items could stir up the markets again including: GDP for the first quarter of 2014, core durable goods, jobless claims, consumer confidence, and pending home sales. Canada’s current account and GDP by industry are…
Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) has recently announced its plans to sell additional assets, and make several strategic changes in 2014. These changes are expected to cut down its annual production and operating cash flow. Following this news the company’s stock…
Oil price (WTI and Brent) rallied during last week. WTI increased by 2%; Brent oil, by 2.3%. As a result, the difference of Brent oil over WTI slightly widened: The premium ranged between $7.54 and $8.94. Last week, the EIA’s…
Leading commodities prices including oil and gold rallied last week; in the forex market the USD rallied against the Euro but depreciated against the Japanese yen and Canadian dollar. For the week of May 19th to May 23rd, several reports,…