Despite the uprising in the Middle East and North Africa, and the ongoing adverse ramifications of the tsunami attack in Japan (see here for more on these news and their relation to crude oil prices), crude oil prices didn’t fluctuate…
The turmoil in Japan and the war in Libya keep the uncertainty in the commodities markets high; this situation might be one of the reasons for the recent rally of precious metals, especially silver prices (for more on the recent…
The final day of the week closed with very moderate changes for crude oil prices; natural gas spot price continued to zigzag as it fell, while Henry Hub short term future prices rose; gold and silver prices declined. Let’s review…
Yesterday, crude oil prices moderately changes as WTI spot fell and Brent oil moderately increased; natural gas spot price continued to rise, but Henry Hub short term future prices fell; gold and silver prices showed a mixed trend with gold…
The allied forces continue with their attack on Qaddafi’s ground forces in Libya. Yesterday, crude oil prices (WTI) rose for the third straight day, but Brent oil fell for the first time this week; natural gas spot price continued to rise…
The attacks of the allied forces led by US army are planed to continue against Qaddafi’s ground forces in Libya. In the mean time the victim toll in Japan due to the tsunami keeps on rising, but at least there is…
The attacks in Libya by the allied forces progresses, with no clear schedule on how long this operation will take place, and yet yesterday crude oil prices rose moderately and didn’t seem to react much to this news. Natural gas…
This passing week continued to revolve around the ramifications of the recent tsunami on Japan and the Libyan turmoil. These news items caused turbulence in the financial markets and might have affected the crude oil market as (for more on…
The financial markets keep their erratic behavior; first it was due to the riots in the Middle East and North Africa including Libya and Yemen (see here for an update on the recent news regarding Libya), and now it’s also…
Let’s review the main price changes in major energy commodities and precious metals for March 18th: Oil and Gas prices: Crude oil price (WTI spot) fell yesterday by 0.35% as it reached 101.07$/b. Brent spot price also decreased by 0.44%…