-Optimism lacks durability in the current market climate -The coronavirus is revealing the good, the bad and the ugly in the world Solace is a short-lived concept. Brent crude oil enjoyed two straight days of gains this week after the “whatever it takes” mentality infected central bank leaders and government officials. Overnight, US lawmakers gave … More The Daily Dose
-For Russia, the coronavirus is the gift that keeps on giving -WoodMac sees pain spilling over to the clean energy sector There is some solace, perhaps, in stating that we’ve seen this movie before. Crude oil prices were on the rise in early Tuesday trading on signs of a return to normalcy in China and … More The Daily Dose
-China could usher in the Beijing Consensus -Wood Mac: Life at $30/bbl possible, but it won’t be pleasant. Rumors of normalcy returning to parts of China and extraordinary intervention by economic policy makers gave crude oil a lift in early Thursday trading, though it may be a short-lived bounce. We are in a period of … More The Daily Dose
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