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U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Snap Back Into Place

U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Snap Back Into Place

The U.S. has reimposed sanctions…

Oil Traders Hedge Geopolitical Risk With Record Options

Oil Traders Hedge Geopolitical Risk With Record Options

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Profit Taking Is Putting Downward Pressure on Oil Prices

Profit Taking Is Putting Downward Pressure on Oil Prices

Apr 19, 2024 at 06:50 | Editorial Dept

Selling Pressure, Profit-Taking Dominate Trade This week, crude oil markets experienced significant volatility to the downside, driven by geopolitical concerns, unexpected inventory adjustments, and changes in demand. Although escalation fears…

Oil Traders Hedge Geopolitical Risk With Record Options

Oil Traders Hedge Geopolitical Risk With Record Options

Apr 19, 2024 at 06:48 | Editorial Dept

1. Venezuela Braces for Impact After US Reimposes Sanctions -  The Biden administration reimposed sanctions on Venezuela’s oil…

U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Snap Back Into Place

U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Snap Back Into Place

Apr 19, 2024 at 06:47 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict At midnight on Thursday, the six-month temporary oil sanctions relief Washington granted Venezuela last October expired, and the Biden administration moved to reimpose those sanctions, which…

A Chinese EV Company That Represents Remarkable Value

A Chinese EV Company That Represents Remarkable Value

Apr 19, 2024 at 06:44 | Editorial Dept

Over the years, one of my most profitable investment research techniques has been to look for companies whose stock has been dragged down by negativity around the market in which…

Explaining the Israel and Iran Missile Exchange

Explaining the Israel and Iran Missile Exchange

Apr 19, 2024 at 06:42 | Editorial Dept

Oil markets have largely discounted the Iranian missile and drone barrage directed at Israel because it was essentially a ruse designed not to inflict any damage, but to…

The EU Allows Members to Ban Russian LNG as Imports Climb

The EU Allows Members to Ban Russian LNG as Imports Climb

Apr 12, 2024 at 06:26 | Editorial Dept

1. EU Allows Banning Russian LNG as Member States Buy More - The European Parliament approved rules this…

Geopolitical Tensions Keep Oil Prices Elevated

Geopolitical Tensions Keep Oil Prices Elevated

Apr 12, 2024 at 06:02 | Editorial Dept

In the complex mix of elements influencing crude oil prices, recent events have focused attention on June West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures. The interplay of ongoing inflation, geopolitical tensions, and…

Iraq Has No Intention of Restarting Kurdish Oil Pipeline

Iraq Has No Intention of Restarting Kurdish Oil Pipeline

Apr 12, 2024 at 05:59 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Baghdad is repairing the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, which has not been operable for ten years and hopes to use it to export some 350,000 bpd to Turkey…

How Energy Investors Should Read The Fed’s Latest Notes

How Energy Investors Should Read The Fed’s Latest Notes

Apr 12, 2024 at 05:56 | Editorial Dept

As somebody whose start in markets came in interbank foreign exchange, I am used to a degree of obsession with central banks. Back when I started in that market, which…

Iran Plays Down Risk of Retaliatory Attack on Israel

Iran Plays Down Risk of Retaliatory Attack on Israel

Apr 12, 2024 at 05:52 | Editorial Dept

Markets were extremely jittery this week, awaiting a retaliatory attack by Iran following the Israeli strike on Tehran’s embassy in Syria, which killed a key Iranian general and other diplomats/military…

Is $100 Oil Within Reach?

Is $100 Oil Within Reach?

Apr 05, 2024 at 11:27 | Editorial Dept

A few weeks ago, when WTI crude was trading just below $80, I wrote here that I was about to break with my usual, contrarian trading style and establish a…

Oil Prices Surge as Geopolitical Risk Rises

Oil Prices Surge as Geopolitical Risk Rises

Apr 05, 2024 at 09:26 | Editorial Dept

Oil Prices Surge WTI crude oil's current bullish trend, closely following Brent crude's movements, has placed it at a crucial point for traders. This trend, driven by a mix of…

OPEC+ Is Still Struggling With Production Cut Compliance

OPEC+ Is Still Struggling With Production Cut Compliance

Apr 05, 2024 at 09:24 | Editorial Dept

1. OPEC+ Sticks to Course as Focus Shifts to Overproducers - The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee of OPEC+…

Tensions Between Israel and Iran Soar

Tensions Between Israel and Iran Soar

Apr 05, 2024 at 09:21 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Israel has shored up its defenses in anticipation of a direct response from Iran following the Israel leveling of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria. Two…

Argentina's President Is Going to War With Its Oil Provinces

Argentina's President Is Going to War With Its Oil Provinces

Apr 05, 2024 at 09:19 | Editorial Dept

What happens when Argentina’s oil provinces cut off supplies amid a head-to-head battle with the country’s new libertarian president, Javier Milei, who has approached his mandate with a guns-blazing attitude…

China Buys Up Russian Oil

China Buys Up Russian Oil

Mar 22, 2024 at 10:01 | Editorial Dept

1. As TMX Starts Line Fill, China Takes Centre Stage - Canadian crude will start flowing to China…

Will Waning Gasoline Demand Drag Oil Prices Down?

Will Waning Gasoline Demand Drag Oil Prices Down?

Mar 22, 2024 at 06:36 | Editorial Dept

West Texas Intermediate Crude Weekly Analysis This week's crude oil market has been marked by several significant events influencing May West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures. The trends observed ranged from…

The U.S. to Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

The U.S. to Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

Mar 22, 2024 at 06:34 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict With his campaign for re-election in full swing, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has managed to get lawmakers to approve the creation of a new state out of…

Explaining the Market’s Reaction to Jerome Powell’s Speech

Explaining the Market’s Reaction to Jerome Powell’s Speech

Mar 22, 2024 at 06:32 | Editorial Dept

Yesterday, Jay Powell and the FOMC gave us their decision on interest rates. In the accompanying statement and the subsequent press conference given by Fed Chair Jay Powell, they explained…

Sudan's Civil War Sparks Oil Supply Concerns

Sudan's Civil War Sparks Oil Supply Concerns

Mar 22, 2024 at 06:31 | Editorial Dept

When Sudan’s civil war broke out in April last year, markets stood by for a few weeks to see if the war would impact oil exports from Sudan, which has…

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