Capesize rates correct on muted market activity

Capesize rates dropped on limited market activity as some trade participants were away due to public holiday in Singapore. The Capesize 5 time charter average dipped by $437 day-on-day to $27,644 on Friday, as the paper market was muted and rangebound due to the Singapore holiday. Due to the quiet market, the Baltic Dry Index …

OPEC+ ponders when and how far to cut

OPEC’s Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday to recommend the next level of cuts after compliance in the group hit 107% in June, up from 77% in May.   Record high inventories in the US and a second wave contagion around the globe have added speculation that OPEC+ might yet …

Oil Through the Looking Glass 10/7/20

*Singapore Holiday Adds to Quiet Friday* Singapore was on holiday today due to a snap election which left the market without its usual morning trading window and therefore volumes were diminished. Oil continued on from losses yesterday after the announcement of the Supreme Court decision in the release of President Trump’s finances. The market looks …

Crash, Bang, Recovery

It was never going to be easy recovering from the largest economic shock the world has ever encountered. After record drop in consumer spending, GDP, travel and so many other indicators, it is hard to quite fathom the scale of the disruption, or the mountain left the climb to bring things back to normal. Debt …

Crash, Bang, Recovery

It was never going to be easy recovering from the largest economic shock the world has ever encountered. After record drop in consumer spending, GDP, travel and so many other indicators, it is hard to quite fathom the scale of the disruption, or the mountain left the climb to bring things back to normal.   …