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WTI Slides After Surprise Crude Build

Oil prices gave back a lot of their early gains today as chatter about the US stimulus plan suggested its not ponies and unicorns for all after all and worries about Chinese demand weighed. WTI slipped back below $53 briefly. The U.S. “is still the biggest market in the world and it hasn’t recovered all…

WTI Slips Below $50 After Big Product Build Offsets Some Saudi-Shocker Gains

Oil prices soared today on the heels of Saudi’s self-sacrificial slashing of 1mm b/d output. They said this action was “pre-emptive” which, to us at least, does not seem like a positive catalyst – just how worried are they? How much did they want to suck up to Russia with a Biden admin coming in?…

WTI Extends Losses After Surprise Crude Build

Oil prices extended their losses today, with WTI back below $47 at its lowest in a week, as fears of a rapidly spreading COVID strain struck fear in the vaccine-hopers expecting a return to normal. “This sudden, panicked action by government around the world points to the risk of even more widespread lockdowns and travel…

WTI Holds Gains Despite Surprise Crude Build

 Oil surged to the highest in nearly 10 months in New York alongside a broader market rally as hopeful headlines on US stimulus talks combined with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout stoked optimism around a demand revival…again! “Oil’s reacting to pretty significant increases in risk appetite,” said Bart Melek, head of global commodity strategy at TD Securities. “But with the…