Oil Through the Looking Glass 20/10/20

*Fuel Spreads Move Further into Backwardation* Both HSFO and VLSFO fuel oil futures have moved further into backwardation on front month spreads, as demand returns, and supply holds steady. News that there were potential supply shortages in China of VLSFO fuel were echoing through the market and helped lift front Sing 0.5% spreads up to …

Ship Shape: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

As we enter the second half of October, with the darker evenings drawing in, minds will be focusing in on the end of the year and the start to another. It leaves us asking questions about where we are, what might happen and who that’s good or bad for. Or in the style of the …

Capesize rates under pressure from selloff

Capesize freight rates came under pressure in both basins with more selloffs in the paper market amid the soft physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average dropped by $1,550 day-on-day to $18,402 on Monday, as the FFA touched new lows in the morning session of $15,950 for Nov contract, then $15,000 for Dec contract …

Oil and Ore Intraday Morning Technical

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Morning Oil Report 20/10/20

Brent crude futures dropped 32 cents, or 0.8%, to $42.30 a barrel by 0418 GMT, after falling 31 cents on Monday. WTI  futures fell 26 cents, or 0.6%, to $40.57 a barrel, after losing 5 cents on Monday. Despite rises in early morning trading, Brent entered the morning European window still in negative territory.   …

European Close 19-10-20

The November iron ore futures traded up to a high of USD 117.36 but failed to hold at these levels during the Asian day session, as concerns about increasing supply continue to linger. However, price is up 0.64% from the Singapore close (USD 116.20) but below the USD 1116.76 level that we were seeing on …

Oil Through the Looking Glass 19.10.2020

*OPEC+ To Discuss Weakening Oil Demand Outlook* Today, OPEC+ are meeting to discuss the near future of oil and the role that it can play in stabilizing prices as output increases as well as coronavirus cases, but the group it unlikely to recommend any immediate cuts as they are due to meet at 1330GMT this …

Oil and Ore Intraday Morning Technical

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