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Commodities | Crude Oil Prices Fall

Commodity Surge | December 5th 2009

Crude Oil Down on Rising DollarIn what is expected to be the determining factor in ongoing price increases with gold and other commodities, the increase in value of the U.S. dollar resulted in crude oil prices falling to seven-week lows.The advance o read more

boconnel

Jobs Jive

Liberty's Life Line | December 4th 2009 by Bill O'Connell

  There was a commercial not too long ago where a young man looked out his window to the village green where a bundle of money had just fallen.  He calls his wife/girlfriend over to show her.  She suggests running down and getting it, but he says, read more

dcreynolds

Dennis Mangan, logi Energy: EIA Crude Oil, Distillate and Gas Inv…

Hedge Fund Blog | December 3rd 2009 by Dave

Inventory Comments Crude Oil inventory increased another 2,091,000 barrels this week, to 339,899,000 barrels. Inventory is up 2,417,000 from 13 weeks ago and is up 19,527,000 barrels from a year ago. We are at the 88th Percentile in barrels in storag read more

tconley

Oil Prices Hold Despite Big Events this Week: Proof that the Oil…

HeatingOil.com | December 3rd 2009 by Tara

Oil bubble. (image: Jedi Tutor via flickr.com) The oil market’s tepid response to a rather dramatic week could serve as an indication that the oil bubble is about to pop, or at least deflate. On Wednesday the Wall Street Journal reported that desp read more

tconley

Carbon Intensity Reduction Could Curb China’s Appetite for Oil…

HeatingOil.com | December 3rd 2009 by Tara

China’s pledge to reduce carbon intensity could significantly cut its overall energy demand—especially for the coal being mined in the picture above. (image: americanprogress.org) The Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday that some oil industry read more

tconley

Heating Oil Price Trend for December 3: -4¢

HeatingOil.com | December 3rd 2009 by Tara

(image: upi.com and opec.org) An unexpected buildup of crude inventories dragged down the price of crude and heating oil on Wednesday, as markets reacted to the EIA’s weekly inventory report. Crude stockpiles rose by 2.1 million barrels, signaling read more

avi334578

November auto sales boost stocks

verysmartinvesting | December 1st 2009 by Avi

Auto sales figures, while not great, were good enough for the Dow to eke out a new 2009 high. Dow advanced 126, advancers ahead of decliners almost 4-1 & NAZ went up 31. However banks were mixed, the 200 line for the Financial Index is still an o read more

dcreynolds

Dennis Mangan, logi Energy: Market and Diesel Fuel Hedging Discus…

Hedge Fund Blog | December 1st 2009 by Dave

November 27, 2009 Crude Oil: We closed down this week losing $0.67 to close at $76.05. We had a BUY SIGNAL and have partial hedges on at the 25% level. I remain negative but we follow the Indicators and they are still positive. The main reason for th read more

avi334578

Markets rise as fears subside

verysmartinvesting | December 1st 2009 by Avi

Fears are being calmed bringing back buyers to the markets. Dow is up 104 (inches from its 2009 high of last week), advancers ahead of decliners 4-1 & NAZ gained 25. However banks slipped, but the Financial Index is ready to head into the black read more

business2k

Inflation in Europe is plus after 5 months

Business 2K Blog Place | November 30th 2009 by mike

Inflation in Europe is plus after 5 months Of the 16 countries included in the EU’s common currency in the euro area in June-October period minus the inflation rate, from 0.6 percent in November, returned to positive again. According to EU sta read more

annacoull

Daily Crude Oil Price Analysis 30 Nov 2009

Master The Market: Oil | November 30th 2009 by Anna Coulling

There are hammer candles, deep hammer candles, and then, of course, there is the hammer candle we saw on Friday on the daily oil chart, which perhaps should be in a category all of its own!  As always, the hammer candle is an excellent trading signa read more

globalcrisisnews

Dubai brings down the world

Global Crisis News | November 29th 2009 by Greg

The Dubai government stirred up markets this week by its decision to delay the debt payments which its flagship holding company and corporate biggie, Dubai World owes. The company is under heavy debts tallying up to tens of billions that were used read more

tconley

With Expensive Crude Oil and Low Product Demand, Analysts See Fur…

HeatingOil.com | November 27th 2009 by Tara

Oil refinery. (image: Mr. Transistor via flickr.com) MarketWatch reported Monday that the analyst Jacques Rousseau has cut his earnings estimate for Valero Energy. The downgrade comes after the Texas-based company, one of the largest petroleum refi read more

tconley

Heating Oil Price Trend for November 27: -5¢

HeatingOil.com | November 27th 2009 by Tara

(image: thornhillfund.com and zimbio.com) NYMEX oil prices slipped on Wednesday, driven downward by falling US stock markets and a strengthening dollar. The trend continued in electronic trading over yesterday’s Thanksgiving holiday (US markets read more

RaduH

Dubai Default Will Depress the Oil Prices

Do It! Invest! | November 27th 2009 by RaduH

The recent news that Dubai suspended the repayment of its $59 billion debt sent shockwaves through the markets. Some shockwaves were expected, others came completely out of the blue. In the first category there are the news of the spreads widening. I read more

zipeng

Bleed red ink: Alberta projects higher revenues, but deficit will…

Investment-blog.net: Emerging Markets - Stock Tips - Discuss… | November 26th 2009 by Jan Paul

EDMONTON - Alberta is boosting its revenue estimates by $3 billion at the midpoint of the fiscal year, but the province continues to bleed red ink. Premier Ed Stelmach’s Tory government is still predicting a record $4.3-billion deficit after re read more

kanoisandeep

Crude Oil my touch $100 Per Barell

C. A. SANDEEP KANOI | November 26th 2009 by Sandeep Kanoi

Crude prices jumped to $78 per barrel and then tilted back. Crude prices have surged more than 60% since March. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently boosted their demand outlook... read more

annacoull

Current Crude Oil Prices 26 Nov 2009

Master The Market: Oil | November 26th 2009 by Anna Coulling

A positive day for current crude oil prices yesterday, which managed to close the trading session higher, ending with a relatively wide spread up candle which recovered some of the ground lost over the last two weeks. However, whilst this was an enco read more

RaduH

Oil Prices Creep Back

Do It! Invest! | November 26th 2009 by RaduH

There is a lot of debate whether the oil will come back or not to the levels from 2008 (mostly May and June levels, where it reached a peak of $140/barrel. Since then, it continued to drop until February 2009, since it started again to grow. This tim read more

kon5518

Online Forex Trading Platform – How To Choose The Best Platform

Easy Financial Design Blog | November 25th 2009 by kon5518

Forex trading has become very easy to do, thanks to the leaps in technology and the spread of the internet. Trading forex online is now something that can be set up in minutes as opposed to being very cumbersome in the past. However, this isnt all go read more

tconley

IEA Chief Presents Sobering View of Our Energy Future

HeatingOil.com | November 25th 2009 by Tara

IEA Chief Fatih Birol addressed the Council on Foreign Relations earlier this week. (image: wikipedia.org and cfr.org) Monday night at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Fatih Birol, Chief Economist at the International Energy Agency (IEA) read more

tconley

IEA’s Birol: Further Increase in Oil Price Would Hurt Economic…

HeatingOil.com | November 25th 2009 by Tara

(image: marketoracle.co.uk) If you’re the type of person who enjoys unhappy paradoxes, here’s a real pearl: persistent confidence in the global economy may actually be hurting the global economy. Fatih Birol, chief economist of the Internation read more

ashwinpowers

Oman estimates oil price at $70-$80 per barrel in 2010

Kipp Report | November 24th 2009 by ashwin salian

Oman expects to see oil prices ranging between $70 and $80 a barrel in 2010, Ahmad Mekki, Oman’s national economy minister said on Tuesday. “The 2010 budget has been set for production of 870,000 barrel per day and we see oil prices in th read more

contrarianprofits

The Best Energy Investments in the World

Contrarian Profits | November 23rd 2009 by Contrarian Profits

An interview with Marin Katusa, Casey Research In the past three years, Marin Katusa, senior energy analyst at Casey Research, has become one of the most respected and listened-to authorities in the investment advisory business. He spends the bulk o read more

OneMom

Friday Flyer

OneMom | November 20th 2009

The week has been very long. I am a bit weary with how much time I am spending on the road with this job. Difficult to get any substantive work done. One of our “ducks” has temporarily (we hope it’s not permanent) stepped out of lin read more

annacoull

Daily Oil Prices Daily Oil Price Analysis 20 Nov 2009

Master The Market: Oil | November 20th 2009 by Anna Coulling

Another day of sideways consolidation for daily oil prices, which once again traded in a relatively narrow range, this time ending the oil trading session lower, but still well above the 40 day moving average which remains the key technical indicator read more

tconley

IEA Economist Birol Addresses Reactions to the World Energy Outlo…

HeatingOil.com | November 19th 2009 by Tara

Fatih Birol, the IEA’s chief economist and a key figure behind their recent World Energy Outlook. (image: evworld.com) Last week, Fatih Birol, chief economist for the International Energy Agency, answered questions submitted to the Financial Times read more

tconley

Oil Expert Yergin: Oil Prices Aren’t Based on Supply and Demand

HeatingOil.com | November 18th 2009 by Tara

Daniel Yergin joins other commentators who have said oil prices are not being driven by supply and demand. (image: cache.daylife.com) “Oil prices today do not reflect the world’s supply and demand fundamentals.” That, in a nutshell, is energy read more

dcreynolds

Dennis Mangan, logi Energy, Comments on Inventory

Hedge Fund Blog | November 17th 2009 by Dave

Crude Oil inventory surprisingly increased last week by 1,762,000 barrels to 337,676,000 barrels. Inventory is down 5,956,000 from 13 weeks ago and is now up 25,727,000 barrels from a year ago. We are at the 87th Percentile in barrels in storage, and read more

dcreynolds

Chris Nelder, logi Energy: Is the IEA World Energy Outlook Politi…

Hedge Fund Blog | November 17th 2009 by Dave

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its annual World Energy Outlook (WEO) this week — a report I always anticipate eagerly. Hey, it’s like Christmas for energy geeks. The IEA found coal in its stocking though, after a report the previo read more