Retails and foods services sales rose again for the fourth consecutive month, during February 2013 by 0.1% compared with January’s sales and were also above the sales at February 2012. The U.S. Department of Commerce (pdf file) published today its…
Based on the recent March report published by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries referring to the recent developments in the crude oil market during February, the OPEC oil production slightly increased during February compared with January’s oil production.…
Major commodities were traded in a mixed trend on the first business day of the week: the price of Brent oil declined while WTI oil edged up on Monday; natural gas Henry Hub future (short term delivery) slightly increased yesterday;…
During last week, oil prices (WTI & Brent) changed course and slightly increased: WTI rose by 1.4%; Brent oil, by 0.41%. As a result, the gap between the Brent oil and WTI shrunk again; the difference between Brent and WTI…
Crude oil price changed direction and slightly increased during the previous week. The U.S stockpiles slightly fell according to the latest EIA report. The difference between Brent and WTI has shrunk again to a range between $18 and $20 during…
Major commodities were traded mostly up on the last business day of the week: the prices of Brent oil fell while WTI oil rose again on Friday; natural gas Henry Hub future (short term delivery) also increased yesterday; silver and…
The U.S. employment increased by higher than many had anticipated – based on ADP estimate, the non-farm payroll rose by 198k during February: according to the recent U.S. employment report, which was published today, March 8th by the Bureau of…
Major energy commodities were traded mostly up on the fourth business day of the week: the prices of Brent oil and WTI oil changed course and rose on Thursday; natural gas Henry Hub future (short term delivery) also spiked yesterday;…
ECB President Mario Draghi left the ECB cash rate flat at 0.75% and the deposit rates at 0%. In the press conference that followed the announcement Mario Draghi kept this usual stands about the projections of Euro Area. He stated…
Major energy commodities were traded mostly down on the third business day of the week: the prices of Brent oil and WTI oil changed course and decreased on Wednesday; natural gas Henry Hub future (short term delivery) also fell yesterday;…