China Covid exit is bullish for metals Softer inflation, slight macro-optimism, and China taking a rapid exit from Covid restrictions. Markets have become more optimistic. Inflation indices...
Brent crude had a strong end of the year as it traded at the highest level since 1 December. It is a slow start to the...
Lower before higher The world is slowing down along with fiscal and monetary tightening. The rapid rise in interest rates this year will work with a...
Macro: Hot US, cold China, expensive energy, and a looming food crisis. The US economy is super-hot like it is running on steroids following trillions of...
OPEC+ is to meet virtually in Vienna today for its official half-yearly meeting. The bull-recipe is still intact: ”Reviving demand, muted US shale oil response and...
It is exactly one year since WTI crashed to USD -37.63/bl. Yes, it was probably trading games involved. Yes, it was highly specific to storage and...
Brent crude is trading like it is April with snow one day and sunshine the next. We currently have spring refinery maintenance with reduced processing of...
Politicians have been talking and talking for decades but with only marginal improvements in terms of emission reductions. Primarily because actually doing the job has earlier...
The Brent crude oil August contract traded briefly above the $40/bl line yesterday but has now pulled back again as the market is awaiting a decision...
Additional cuts of 1.2 m bl/d in June from Saudi/Kuwait/UAE yesterday failed to rejoice the oil market and the Brent crude oil price fell 4.3% instead....