Daily Capesize Review 3/5/21

Capesize freight rates started the week slow due to thin trading activities from holidays periods in China and Greece. The sluggish market movement might halt the positive momentum on freight rates by the end of April and only recovered with the returns of the trade participants from holidays. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) however managed …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 04/05/21

Brent crude futures rose 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $67.62 a barrel at 0329 GMT, after climbing 1.2% on Monday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures also ticked 5 cents, or 0.1% higher, to $64.54 a barrel, after gaining 1.4% on Monday. The weaker dollar after a worse than anticipated US manufacturing growth figure …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 30/04/21

Perhaps a touch of profit taking this morning as we are off at the open $67.70 down -0.5% or 0.33c. While The outbreak in India is holding back oil’s rally I don’t foresee it causing any major sell offs in the longer term. There is a bank holiday in the UK on Monday so perhaps …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 29/04/21

Brent opened up +0.3% or 20c higher at$67.47 as of 8am GMT We are again on the front foot as oil edges higher as rising demand optimism offsets virus surge ! I get the feeling the market is now well trenched in the idea that demand is going to boom in the 2h of this …