That's Taylor Muckerman talking to Sean O'Reilly about why hedge funds are betting
on crude oil falling below $ 50 per barrel.
Not exact matches
Brent
crude oil futures were up 31 cents at $ 73.44 a barrel by 0900 GMT, after
falling nearly 3 percent
on Tuesday to its lowest in two weeks.
Last year, funds that bet
on an
oil - price recovery were hit as
crude in June
fell to $ 42.05, the low for the year.
On Wednesday, the Energy Department is expected to report that U.S.
crude oil supplies
fell last week by 1.5 million barrels, according to a survey of analysts by Platts.
Meanwhile, U.S. net imports of
crude oil fell last week by 1.6 million bpd to 4.98 million bpd, the lowest level since the EIA started recording the data in 2001, reflecting further erosion in a market OPEC has been relying
on for decades.
Oil and gas stocks dropped on U.S. crude stocks data which led to a fall in oil pric
Oil and gas stocks dropped
on U.S.
crude stocks data which led to a
fall in
oil pric
oil prices.
U.S.
crude futures dipped below $ 28.50, while the international benchmark Brent
fell as far as $ 27.79 a barrel after reports that Iran had offered sharp discounts to customers in Europe and Asia to find buyers for millions of barrels of
oil in storage that it is now free to sell, after the lifting of most international sanctions
on it at the weekend.
Oil prices continued their months - long decline Monday, with the price of
crude briefly
falling below $ 50 per barrel for the first time in more than five years earlier in the session
on account of global oversupply.
fell by 75 cents to $ 96.75 a tonne, while Brent
crude slipped below $ 111 a barrel
on Monday morning
on concern that a fragile global economy could curb
oil demand.
And all of this is
on a background of
oil prices that have basically crashed since the summer, with both Brent and WTI
crude prices
falling more than 30 % since June to multi-year lows.
LONDON, Nov 1 - Brent
crude oil futures
fell to $ 108 a barrel
on Thursday as investors continued to analyse the aftermath of super storm Sandy.
The «Futures Now» team discusses
crude oil's 2 %
fall on supply concerns, and where it may head from here.
Though
crude oil fell initially, prices were up by the time markets opened
on Monday, suggesting that bin Laden — dead or alive — may not be a key factor in determining
oil prices.
The energy sector
fell 1.1 percent
on the back of a more than 1 percent drop in
crude oil prices as the dollar remained near a four - month high.
SINGAPORE, May 3 (Reuters)-
Oil prices
fell early
on Thursday, pulled down by a rise in U.S.
crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production, which is countering efforts by producer cartel OPEC to cut supplies and prop up prices.
The energy sector was the worst performer
on markets as
crude oil fell.
Crude oil prices fell more than 2 % on Friday after Goldman Sachs cut its crude forecasts, citing global oversupply and concerns over the Chinese economy, and after Saudi Arabia dismissed the idea of an oil producer su
Crude oil prices
fell more than 2 %
on Friday after Goldman Sachs cut its
crude forecasts, citing global oversupply and concerns over the Chinese economy, and after Saudi Arabia dismissed the idea of an oil producer su
crude forecasts, citing global oversupply and concerns over the Chinese economy, and after Saudi Arabia dismissed the idea of an
oil producer summit.
Crude oil,
on the other hand, has
fallen back into a bear market, setting new lows dating back to last August as oversupply concerns continue to weigh
on the market.
For Angola, Africa's second - largest
oil producer, the
fall in the price of
crude oil has brought changes to its fundamentals, prompting the government, investors and analysts to review their positions
on the economy.
The Dollar's strength also weighs
on commodities, with gold dropping below $ 1320 and WTI
crude oil falling back below $ 68 per barrel.
If you
fall into the former category then in all candor your best play is probably to sell short
crude oil futures contracts as they offer the most direct play
on a bearish scenario for
crude oil.
Singapore:
Oil prices
fell early
on Thursday, pulled down by a rise in US
crude inventories and record weekly US production, which is countering efforts by producer cartel OPEC to cut supplies and prop up prices.
Oil prices
fell on Friday as investors cashed out big weekly profits after a rally driven by disruptions to
crude supplies and Wall Street's gains from U.S. economic data.
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US 10 - year Treasury note yields
fell six basis points to 2.14 %
on the week while West Texas Intermediate
crude oil dipped 80 cents a barrel to $ 46.75.
The markets reacted apathetically to Baker Hughes US
Crude Oil Drilling Rig Count., UP 5 to 820 Rigs, Most Since March 2015 suggesting that the primary focus is
falling on Iran sanctions while declining production is overshadowing the Rig count in Venezuela and Angola.
OPEC said Thursday its
crude oil output
fell last month amid compliance with the
oil cartel's agreement to cut production, even as the world's total
oil supply continued to rise
on the back of burgeoning U.S. shale growth.
Meanwhile, Bayelsa Elders Council, which met in Yenagoa to review the recent spate of bombings and vandalisation of
oil and gas pipelines, called
on the perpetrators to desist forthwith in view of inevitable damage it may cause the economy of the states of the region and the nation, especially at a time the country was grappling with
falling crude oil price.
Africa's largest economy, which relies
on crude sales for around 70 percent of government revenues, has been hammered by the more than 50 percent
fall in
oil prices since June last year.
Oil prices, yesterday, resumed their free fall, with Brent crude, similar to Nigeria's sweet crude grade, falling 2.6 per cent to $ 31.34 a barrel following a 10 per cent rise on Friday, while U.S. oil shed 95 cents to $ 31.
Oil prices, yesterday, resumed their free
fall, with Brent
crude, similar to Nigeria's sweet
crude grade,
falling 2.6 per cent to $ 31.34 a barrel following a 10 per cent rise
on Friday, while U.S.
oil shed 95 cents to $ 31.
oil shed 95 cents to $ 31.24.
Africa's biggest economy and top
oil producer is reeling from the
fall in
crude revenues, the source of 95 percent of foreign earnings, which has led to the naira hitting record lows
on the parallel market amid dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
He is also expected to speak
on the growth prospects of the country, vis - a-vis the current fiscal discipline going into an election and the revised fiscal projections for this year owing to
falling price of
crude oil on the international market.
«The payment was to be from revenue flows from
crude oil which is sold
on the international market at bench mark prices but
crude oil prices
fell and that source of financing the loan became inadequate... So we had indicated that once the processes start, there could be other source of financing repayment for the facility.
Day, after the lifting of sanctions
on Iran, which allows that nation to saturate an already oversupplied market with
oil, the price of a barrel of Brent
Crude fell to less than $ 28 per barrel.
For example, since 1987,
on average when the HSI was negative in a month, it
fell 5.6 % but during those months,
crude oil was basically flat, only dropping 0.2 % and that's not much worse than gold, the one considered the safe haven.
The result has been a negative up market capture ratio of -109.7, meaning for every 1 % rise in inflation, the S&P GSCI
Crude Oil Excess Return actually
fell by 1.1 %
on average in the past 10 years.
The January
crude contract
on the New York Mercantile Exchange
fell 99 cents to US$ 59.95 a barrel, adding to a loss of almost $ 3 racked up Wednesday after OPEC cut its forecast for global demand for the cartel's
oil.
Crude oil prices have fallen even further on world markets, with the price of a barrel of crude hitting its lowest point in six years on Tue
Crude oil prices have
fallen even further
on world markets, with the price of a barrel of
crude hitting its lowest point in six years on Tue
crude hitting its lowest point in six years
on Tuesday.
From the article:... U.S.
crude oil fell on Friday,
on track for its fourth daily decline
on continued concerns about ample supply at a time of weak global economic data and fragile demand.