Daily Capesize Review 9/12/21

Capesize freight rates headed southward with losses in both basin as shipping demand cooled off during holiday season. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then decreased by $1,651 day-on-day to $41,379 on Thursday, as market activities slowed down toward year-end. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also dropped by $80, down 2.34% day-on-day, to $3,343, due …

Morning Oil Report 10/12/2021

At 10:25 am Singapore time (0225 GMT), the ICE February Brent futures contract was down 5 cents/b (0.07%) from the previous close at $74.37/b, while the NYMEX January light sweet crude contract fell 4 cents/b (0.06%) at $70.90/b.   Coming a month after US core inflation for October hit a 30-year high, expectations are high …

Morning Oil Report 09/12/21

At 10:03 am Singapore time (0203 GMT), the ICE February Brent futures contract was up 21 cents/b (0.28%) from the previous close at $76.03/b, while the NYMEX January light sweet crude contract rose 28 cents/b (0.39%) at $72.64/b.   EIA week ending 12/3 Crude oil: -0.2M SPR: -1.7M Gasoline: +3.9M Distillates: +2.7M Refiner utilz: 89.8% …