-Oil prices forgot all about yesterday. -Barclays ups its oil price forecast, but adds a caveat. The market has lockdown fatigue and its memory is short. Crude oil prices lost substantial ground in the Thursday session as investors worried about the possibility of another round of lockdowns stemming from a resurgent coronavirus. US crude oil … More The Daily Dose; Just Ignore the Bad News.
-The market is cherry-picking data. -Brent loses its grip on $40 per barrel. It was déjà vu all over again. It was déjà vu all over again. The slump in crude oil prices that was anticipated after US crude and fuel inventory data failed to materialize in the previous session, supported by a weaker US … More The Daily Dose; Pick Your Headline.
-Like OPEC, US Fed Chief Powell needs a Goldilocks moment. -OECD finds the global employment situation to be bleak. Chinese oil demand is almost back to what it was in late 2019, before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. US consumer fuel demand, meanwhile, is recovering from an April slump. That’s the word Wednesday from … More The Daily Dose; Is Reality (Finally) Catching Up With the Market?
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