*Oil Continues Negative Move on Covid Worries* New restrictions across the globe are being introduced as Covid-19 resurges and cases are increasing. This had led to renewed concerns about the outlook for economic growth and therefore the demand for oil and products. Reuters noted that top oil traders Vitol, Trafigura and Gunvor were seeing a …
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Capesize rates drop on weak shipping fundamentals
Capesize freight rates continued to decline further due to aggressive selloff in paper market and bearish sentiment in the physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average fell by $1,568 day-on-day to $21,737 on Thursday, as buyers retreated from the market, while sellers chased it lower. As such, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then fell …
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Morning Oil Report 16/10/20
Good morning all. Brent crude futures for December dropped 44 cents, or 1.0%, to $42.72 a barrel by 0437 GMT, while WTI for November delivery fell 40 cents, or 1.0%, to $40.56 a barrel. Both Benchmarks are set to remain relatively unchanged for the week. London now finds itself creeping slowly up the government’s …
European Close 15-10-20
For iron ore, the bearish rhetoric is increasing as we continue to hear about global supply. The November futures have now seen four days of negative price action and this is getting buyers anxious, as the price must be justified when you are USD 40 above 5-year average values. USD 108.84 is the next logical …
Fuel Oil Daily Evening Report
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Oil Through the Looking Glass 15/10/20
*Despite Bullish API Predictions Crude Falls* Even though the API predicted that there was going to be a draw of 5.42M bbls, European open was a bearish start, with prices dropping below the $43 for Brent. Overnight, prices had moved up after the release of the data to almost $43.50, but this did not hold. …
Capesize rates slide on bearish physical market
Capesize freight rates headed down the curve, after another round of discounting in both basins, without much improvement in the physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average fell by $2,192 day-on-day to $23,305 on Wednesday, due to bearish sentiment on the physical side. With freight rates dropping everywhere, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then …
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Morning Oil Report 15/10/20
Good morning all. Brent crude futures rose 7 cents, or 0.2% to $43.39 a barrel, with U.S. WTI climbing 8 cents, or 0.2%, to $41.12 a barrel at 0430 GMT. Yesterday the front FoGos strengthened throughout the day, as did the front crack with Gasoil and fuels pushing yet again. Crude futures had pushed up …
Oil and Ore Intraday Morning Technical 15/10/20
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European Close 14/10/20
Sentiment is turning sour for the Iron Ore futures with continued downside selling pressure. Exports from Australia have held above 18 million tons for 3 consecutive weeks, following record flows in September from Port Hedland (Bloomberg). The November futures took the worst of the hit early in the night session with price trading down to …