ICE Brent prompt contract reached 64.43 $/b as US stocks showed draws in crude and distillate inventories, while gasoline built by 5 mb. Japanese crude oil stocks jumped by 6 mb last week, to reach 70 mb. The continuously weak runs and supportive crude oil imports are pushing Japanese inventories higher. The weakening of the…
European gas prices weakened yesterday, both on the spot and the curve, pressured by the expected rise in temperatures above normal next week. The drop in parity prices with coal for power generation (thanks to lower EUA prices) provided additional downward pressure, particularly on curve prices. On the pipeline supply side, thanks to the rise…
It was a key test for the bond market and it passed with flying colours. Higher-than-expected (but not that much) inflation figures were followed by further rise in equities, lower bond yields and a significant drop in the USD, the EUR/USD exchange rate increasing above 1.1950, a one-month high. The fact that Johnson & Johnson…
European gas prices increased sharply yesterday, supported by cold weather and weak pipeline supply. Indeed, although they increased yesterday to 300 mm cm/day on average, compared to 286 mm cm/day on Friday, Russian flows were still below the 324 mm cm/day of Thursday as Yamal flows remained below their pre-outage level. As for Norwegian flows,…
Future crude prices strengthened on Monday to reach 63.5 $/b for ICE Brent prompt month contract, as the Houthis claimed a successful attack on Saudi oil infrastructure in Jeddah, unconfirmed by Saudis authorities. However, physical crude markets continued to weaken globally. Chinese crude data showed the first signs of a refining slowdown. Share this news…
