Not exact matches
Hannah Anderson of J.P. Morgan Asset Management says the near - term focus is on
oil prices ahead of an important meeting in June on OPEC - led
oil curbs, but the
weak dollar is the longer - term variable
for markets.
As long as production levels stay high, the outlook
for oil prices will remain
weak, as will the Canadian dollar, the TSX and the job prospects
for those in Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador.»
Oil prices have bounced around the $ 60 per barrel mark, low enough to cause deeper financial stress
for weaker companies.
Still, German analyst and investor sentiment rose sharply in December
for a second month running, as a decline in the euro and
oil prices boosted hopes
for a pickup although a composite PMI covering Europe's largest economy showed
weaker growth.
The International Energy Agency that previously warned of lower
for longer
oil prices and warned last year that the
oil price recovery was threatened by the possibility of
weak demand now has changed its tune and is now saying that it is «mission accomplished»
for OPEC as
oil stocks shrink at a record pace.
A strong dollar makes imported goods more affordable
for American consumers, while it's estimated that
weak oil prices will put roughly $ 500 into the wallet of the average American driver.
In the case of Cenovus,
price realizations
for Canadian heavy
oil have been
weak, thereby reducing profitability.
Crude
oil prices edged up on Friday boosted by stronger than expected U.S. economic data though the longer - term outlook
for energy markets remains
weak due to a global
oil supply glut and uncertainty over economic growth prospects in Asia.
also impacted by
weaker - than - expected data on durable goods orders
for May and stalled
oil prices.
Investors» sentiment was also impacted by
weaker - than - expected data on durable goods orders
for May and stalled
oil prices.
«Now suddenly nothing can go wrong
for it, which is quite an amazing turn of events given the fact that
oil prices hit multi-year lows in January and financial markets were struggling mightily because of the concerns about
weak growth,» Porter said.
The need
for the BOC to act was created by sliding inflation,
weaker crude
prices (which threaten domestic sand
oil production), and lagging employment growth.
That's because low
prices for oil should continue to offset government stimulus spending as well as increased exports due to the
weak Canadian dollar.
Retail gasoline
prices fell after crude
oil prices dropped
for the fourth straight week — a product of
weaker - than - expected global demand and increasing production, which EIA says will save American households $ 550 next year, Bloomberg News reports.
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WEAKER US dollar can not be blamed
for soaring
oil prices as policymakers around the world tussle with the twin specters of rising inflation and slowing growth, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said overnight.
Forecasted demand
for oil throughout 2016 remains
weak, and although US production looks to be curtailing, it remains to be seen if the reduction in output from the world's largest
oil producer will have enough impact on surplus supplies to drive
prices upwards.