Category: Crude Oil

U.S CPI Remained Unchanged in April – May Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics published yesterday the recent report of the U.S CPI for April 2012. According to the publication the consumer price index remained unchanged and in annual terms the US CPI rose by 2.3%. The consumer price…

Euro Area GDP Remained Flat in Q1 2012

The Euro Area GDP didn’t change, i.e. the growth rate remained flat during the first quarter of 2012; this stagnation in GDP is mainly due to the growth in of Germany’s economy during the quarter by 0.5% that compensated for…

Weekly Outlook for May 14 – 18

Following the results of the French and Greek election the market reacted to this news as the Euro declined during the week and dragged along with it other currencies such as the Aussie dollar and also commodities prices such as…

Crude Oil Prices – Weekly Outlook May 14-18

Crude oil prices continued their descent and mostly declined during the month (so far). The reports from OPEC and IEA might suggest the oil market is loosening up.  The Brent premium over WTI slightly rose to $14 -$15 range. During…

Crude Oil Prices – Weekly Recap 7-11 May 2012

Crude oil prices continued their descent and declined again during last. The news from OPEC of the steady rate of OPEC’s oil production and the rise in OECD oil inventories is plausibly a sign that crude oil prices, from the…

Gold and Silver Continued Their Downward–Recap May 9th

Gold and silver prices continued their downward trend with no clear end in sight. Crude oil prices also declined during yesterday trading. Alternatively natural gas price hiked again yesterday. Finally, the Euro depreciated again against the U.S. dollar for the…