The price of oil (WTI and Brent) fell during the first four days of the week only to rally on Friday. Despite the sharp rise on Friday both oil prices fell on a weekly scale: WTI slipped by 0.91%; Brent…
Oil Weekly Outlook for August 12-16
Category: Crude Oil
Are Refining Companies Making a Comeback?
During the past month, petroleum refining companies have rallied: Shares of Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) rose by nearly 3.8%. Based on the latest development in the oil market including the sharp rise in oil price, will shares of leading refining companies…
Weekly Outlook of Financial Markets for August 5-9
Last week the Aussie dollar tumbled down while the Euro remained nearly unchanged against the USD. In the commodities market, silver and crude oil rallied while gold and natural gas declined. In the upcoming week several reports, decisions and events…
Oil Weekly Outlook for August 5-9
The price of oil (WTI and Brent) bounced back last week: WTI rose by 2.14%; Brent oil, by 1.66%. As a result, the premium of Brent oil over WTI contracted; the premium ranged between $1.65 and $3.83. Based on the…
U.S Employment Increased by Only 162k in July
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published it monthly update: U.S. employment increased again but by a lower than expected pace – according to the ADP estimate, the non-farm payroll rose by 200k during May: The recent U.S. employment report, which…
FOMC left policy unchanged – Gold Is Rising
As anticipated the FOMC left its policy unchanged in the last meeting, which ended today July 31st. In the released statement, the FOMC stated it will maintain its current $85 billion a month of long term securities until the U.S…
U.S GDP Q2 2013 Rose by 1.7%
The bureau of economic analysis published today July 30th its first estimate of the growth rate of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product for the second quarter of 2013. Based on the current report, U.S output of goods and services growth…
Weekly Outlook of Financial Markets for July 29 – August 2
Major energy commodities including oil, and natural gas fell during last week while precious metals rallied. Equities markets slightly pulled back, while in the forex markets the US dollar depreciated against leading currencies including Euro and Japanese yen. In the…
Oil Weekly Outlook for July 29 – August 2
The price of oil (WTI and Brent) changed direction and fell last week: WTI declined by 2.94%; Brent oil, by 0.83%. As a result, the premium of Brent oil over WTI expanded; the premium ranged between $1.2and $2.5. According to…
Oil Weekly Outlook for July 22-26
The price of oil (WTI) rallied again during last week: WTI rose by 1.81%; Brent oil, on the other hand, slightly decreased by 0.68%. As a result, the premium of Brent oil over WTI plummeted; the premium ranged between $0.2…