Brent crude for December slipped 15 cents, or 0.4%, to $42.78 a barrel by 0405 GMT. WTI for November was at $40.70 a barrel, down 18 cents. The fall in oil was sparked by the smaller than expected rise in economic growth in China, with the underlying cause for concern being the increasing global coronavirus …
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Capesize rates plunge on thin market activity
Capesize freight rates were subdued toward the end of the week, following the selloff in paper markets and thin physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average dropped by $1,785 day-on-day to $19,952 on Friday, as the physical market showed no signs of improvement. Due to weak freight market, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) plunged …
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European Close 16-10-20
Is the market taking a rest, or is it bullish? This is the question that traders need to ask when looking at the iron ore. Four bearish days have been capped by two bullish days (one bullish and a push into the night session) with the futures up 1.6% at USD 116.76, this would suggest …
Fuel Oil Daily Evening Report
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Oil Through the Looking Glass 16/10/20
*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 …
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. …