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Jan 23, 2015 at 16:42

Thursday’s ECB announcement from Mario Draghi gave everyone in the stock market continued hope – with 60b Euros of bond buying power, the stock markets both across the pond and…

Jan 23, 2015 at 16:40

As some may be aware, I spent nearly twenty years making a living in a dealing room. Contrary to what many believe, those who are paid to trade are, in…

Jan 23, 2015 at 16:35

The U.S. oil and gas rig count continues to fall – having plummeted by 74 rigs for the week ending on January 16 – in a clear sign that…

Jan 23, 2015 at 16:32

Politics, Geopolitics & ConflictYemen Shi’ite Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken over the presidential palace in the capital Sana’a after negotiations over a power-sharing deal with the government…

Jan 23, 2015 at 16:28

Crude Oil Outlook Crude oil futures began the week in a position to rally based on the technical chart pattern formed the weak-ending January 16, however, there was no follow-through…

Jan 16, 2015 at 13:12

Calling a bottom in oil is a fool’s errand. What’s more important here is in trying to gauge how oil will trade AFTER it finds a bottom. And that isn’t…

Jan 16, 2015 at 13:09

I have said in past weeks that I believe the mid-40s would provide support for WTI prices, and so far that has been the case. There has hardly been a…

Jan 16, 2015 at 13:04

Egypt sits at a strategic crossroads, positioned between Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. From the Roman era right up through the 20th century, control for Egypt has been the…

Jan 16, 2015 at 12:54

Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions • Mexico's state-run Pemex is in talks with the US Commerce Department to import 100,000 barrels per day of light crude to raise Mexico's gasoline production…

Jan 16, 2015 at 12:49

With U.S. production levels remaining steady and OPEC not showing any signs of letting up on its current daily production output, investors may have to turn to technical analysis to…

Jan 09, 2015 at 13:50

In 2008, as money rushed out of the oil market and prices continued to collapse, a bottom for oil was nearly impossible to find. But one commercial factor gave a…

Jan 09, 2015 at 13:49

When the general mood in a market is gloomy and the bears have the upper hand, even good news can get overlooked, or rather overpowered. For…

Jan 09, 2015 at 13:46

Another week, another impressive fall in oil prices. There have been a series of psychological thresholds through which oil prices have crashed over the past few months. In the beginning…

Jan 09, 2015 at 13:40

Iraq/Syria Monitoring Report • We have been closely monitoring the situation in Kobani, Syria, on the Turkish border, as we detailed for subscribers in October. Earlier this week, Kurdish forces…

Jan 09, 2015 at 13:38

Natural Gas Outlook Natural Gas futures are proving to be one of the more interesting markets in early 2015. The first several days of the new year have seen the…

Jan 02, 2015 at 15:49

2014 was, on the surface, a good year for those of an environmentally conscious bent. Under pressure from developed nations, two large emerging economies, India and China, both made some…

Jan 02, 2015 at 15:47

Oil prices continue to defy logic. Having dipped below $60 per barrel in the final week of 2014, a lot of investors have lost their shirts. At the same time,…

Jan 02, 2015 at 15:40

Global Incident Report • Fires last week at three of five Libyan oil-storage tanks at the country’s largest oil port, Es Sider, have been extinguished. The tanks had a total…

Jan 02, 2015 at 15:38

Crude Oil Outlook Nearby crude oil prices are poised to finish the year near their lowest levels since May 2009. Although there was bottoming action at the start of the…

Dec 26, 2014 at 14:12

The Sage of Omaha, Warren Buffet, once memorably said that we should be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when they are fearful. On that basis, now is a…