Lower U.S. Oil Output Is Positive For Oil And Risk Assets

By Warren C. Smith, MRB – The Macro Research Board   The rebound in risk assets since mid-February should persist as investors slowly unwind their fears of a recession. Sentiment is still fragile and economic activity will be slow to improve (and choppy), but it is becoming clear that the markets significantly overreacted to weak […] Read more »

Low Oil Prices: A Supply, Not A Demand Issue

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By Peter Perkins and Phillip Colmar, MRB – The Macro Research Board   The collapse in oil prices is being driven primarily by supply rather than demand factors. The decline in oil prices over 2014 and 2015 coincided with a massive increase in crude oil inventories. It is also important to note that global oil […] Read more »

Oil Price Risks to the Upside into 2016 Says Astenbeck’s Andy Hall

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By Andrew Hall, CEO and Chairman of Astenbeck Capital Management   Despite generally supportive economic data, markets were unnerved in June by the sharp selloff in the Chinese stock market and the specter (yet again) of a Greek default. Metals prices were pummeled for no apparent reason and oil drifted to the lower end of […] Read more »