Author archives: Edward Hutton

Oil Through the Looking Glass 12/6/20

Resurgence of the Virus The virus is making a comeback in the United States as the number of infections rose past the 2 million mark. This has focused minds in the market on the worry of a second wave which is pushing oil contracts to their first weekly decline in seven weeks. Asian Gasoil Cracks …

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Panamax futures remain buoyant on China soybean purchases

Panamax futures remained buoyant this week as China continued to buy US Soybeans, despite increased political tensions over Hong Kong. The Q4 futures rallied 5.5% on Wednesday as the world’s second largest economy was revealed as purchasing 10 cargoes of soybeans this month from the U.S. alone, according to Bloomberg. China needs beans and remains …

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