Category: Crude Oil

Will Oil Prices Continue to Fall?

The oil market cooled down very rapidly in the last few days: the price of WTI oil and by extension United States Oil (USO) has tumbled down during May by nearly 18% – the sharpest monthly fall in over a…

Weekly Financial Markets Outlook for June 4-8

The commodities markets experienced one of the most turbulent weeks in 2012 (up to date) as gold and silver prices sharply rose on Friday while major energy commodities prices including oil and natural gas tumbled down throughout the week. The…

Crude Oil Prices – Weekly Outlook June 4-8

Crude oil prices plummeted during last week to their lowest levels in 2012. The disappointing U.S reports including the lower than expected growth in U.S employment may have contributed to the revised down expectations of demand for oil in the…

Crude Oil Prices – Weekly Recap 28 May – 1 June

Crude oil prices plunged during last week. The disappointing U.S reports including the revised down U.S GDP, the decline in the growth rate of the manufacturing PMI and lower than expected growth in U.S employment may have contributed to the…

U.S Employment Expanded by Only 69k in May

The growth in U.S. employment didn’t meet expectations and only slightly expanded during May: according to the latest U.S. employment report, which was published today, June 1stby the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of non-farm employees increased by only…

U.S. PMI Manufacturing Index Declined to 53.5%

Today the U.S. Manufacturing ISM report was published; according to the recent report, the U.S. Manufacturing PMI growth rate decreased to 53.5% during May 2012. The U.S. Manufacturing PMI is an index that estimates the economic progress of the U.S.…