Morning Oil Report 30/10/20

Brent crude slipped for a third day and was down 51 cents, 1.4%, at $37.14 a barrel by 0628 GMT after touching a five-month low in the previous session. December Brent contract expires on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude declined 48 cents, or 1.3%, to $35.69 a barrel after dipping to its lowest …

Capesize rates fall on further market selloff

Capesize freight rates fell further on aggressive selloff in the market, due to softening paper and physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped by $2,100 day-on-day to $15,781 on Thursday, after a bloodbath in the paper market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also followed the downtrend and dropped by 6.29% or 87 …

Oil Through the Looking Glass 29/10/20

*Asian Buyers Boost Physical Oil as Pandemic Punishes Futures* Traders have a view that China and India have bolstered demand for physical oil even though prices are being hammered by oversupply and demand problems that are sending shockwaves through the oil market, with lows on Thursday touching $36.64 before bouncing back up at midafternoon.   Chinese …

Castaway Podcast Episode 30

FIS Castaway Podcast – Episode 30   British special forces got involved in the freight market this week, and there’s plenty other intelligence to share on this week’s podcast with Tom, Kerry and Chris.     Website https://freightinvestorservices.com/blog/fis-castaway-eps-30-unprecedented-coverage-in-unprecedented-times/   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/67OdEwmTBiPrYHGE5AK2rK?si=jdMgyYmZQvWeHN8xH1iovA   And Itunes  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fis-castaway/id1507094242#episodeGuid=84452f7a-f512-0998-3c7d-5ccf02ea70b5     Disclaimer: freightinvestorservices.com/castaway-disclaimer/

Morning Oil Report 29/10/20

Brent crude futures were up 4 cents, or 0.10%, at $39.16 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures edged up 7 cents, or 0.19%, to $37.46 a barrel by 0517 GMT. Brent lost over 4.5% during Wednesday’s session.   Hurricane Zeta looked like it was about to bring a welcome break in supply …

Capesize rates dip on selling pressures

Capesize freight rates dipped on selling pressure after the recent uptick in the physical market. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average fell by $725 day-on-day to $17,881 on Wednesday, after a fresh wave of selloff in the market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) went with the dip and dropped by 2.05% or 29 points …

Oil Through the Looking Glass 28/10/20

*Oil in Reverse as Rise in U.S. Crude Stocks Fans Oversupply Fears* Oil gave up Tuesday’s gains as oversupply hangs over the market given the data from the API that was released showed a 4.6 million barrel crude build, on top of weakening demand from Europe and the US due to rising cases of the …