Major energy commodities tumbled down again on Wednesday: WTI oil and Brent oil fell for the third consecutive day; gold and silver remained nearly unchanged despite the decline of other commodities prices; natural gas Henry Hub future (October delivery) slipped…
According to the latest petroleum and oil weekly report prepared by the Energy Information Administration, there is an analysis of the oil market volatility, in which the implied volatility is still high relative to the historic volatility due to the…
According to the recent U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for August 2012, the annual rate of housing starts increased while the rate of building permits declined. This report sends a mixed signal as to the…
Major energy commodities traded down again on Tuesday: WTI oil and Brent oil declined for the second consecutive day; gold and silver also edged up despite the fall of other commodities prices; natural gas Henry Hub future (October delivery) and…
Major commodities traded down on Monday: WTI oil and Brent oil changed direction and declined; gold and silver also edged down despite the announced of the FOMC on QE3 last week; natural gas Henry Hub future (October delivery) and spot…
During the previous week, the prices of commodities continued their rally mainly after the FOMC decided to launch another Quantitative Easing Plan (QE3) in which the Fed will purchase mortgage backed securities at a rate of $40 billion per month,…
During last week crude oil prices resumed their rally as both WTI and Brent oil increased. The difference between Brent and WTI slightly rose but remained at its $17-$19 range. The FOMC decision to launch QE3 may have contributed to…
Crude oil prices resumed their upward trend mainly following the announcement of the FOMC to launch QE3. The difference between Brent and WTI also rose during last week. The oil stockpiles rose during last week by 2.3 M bl. OPEC’s…
Major commodities traded in a mixed trend on Friday: WTI oil and Brent oil rose again; gold edged up while silver declined despite the announced of the FOMC on QE3 on Thursday; natural gas Henry Hub future (October delivery) and…
Major commodities traded up on Thursday: WTI oil and Brent oil trade up; gold and silver also rose following the announced of the FOMC on QE3; natural gas Henry Hub future (October delivery) changed direction and slipped while the spot…