NYMEX Remains under Pressure in Reaction to Fears of Low Credit Rating for European Union Members - December 6, 2011 23:56

Crude oil futures remained under pressure on Monday in reaction to the announcement of Standard & Poor’s credit agency for a possible credit rating cut of European Union member countries from AAA to AA+. As per the latest report of S&P, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Finland, Austria and Luxembourg were in the list of possible […]

Crude Oil Reaches $100 in Reaction to Development in Euro Zone’s Situation - November 29, 2011 23:57

Crude oil futures reached their record level on Monday on optimism over euro zone’s debt situation. Crude oil futures contract for January delivery surged 1.5 percent or $1.44 to settle at $98.21 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The respective contract touched its intraday high of $100.74 per barrel which happens to be […]

Crude Oil Futures Slightly Gain in Reaction to Better than Expected manufacturing Data - September 2, 2011 23:28

Crude oil futures slightly gained on Thursday in reaction to better than expected US and Chinese manufacturing data. China’s manufacturing data turned out to be better than expected as China’s Purchasing Mangers’ Index gained to 50.9 for the month of August as compared to 50.7 in the month of July. Analysts expected manufacturing index to […]

Crude Oil moves in a Strong Bullish Rally on Expectation of Higher Demand - June 29, 2011 23:56

Crude oil futures jumped on Tuesday as investors and most of the analysts foresee higher global demand for oil due to sluggish US economy and Greece’s debt crisis. Crude oil futures contract for August delivery jumped 2.5 percent or $2.28 to $92.89 per barrel on New York Mercantile Exchange. The surge on Tuesday was the […]

Crude Oil Moves down as IEA announces to Release more Oil Inventories in to World Markets - June 24, 2011 20:24

Crude oil futures plunged on Thursday after the announcement of International Energy Agency to release 60 million barrels of crude oil to world markets to cover the global shortage. Crude oil futures for August delivery declined 4.6 percent or $4.39 to $91.02 per barrel on New York Mercantile Exchange. The respective contract touched the day’s […]

Crude Oil Futures remain Under Pressure - June 14, 2011 13:12

Crude oil futures remained under pressure on Monday and declined 2 percent as investors were uncertain about the upcoming US economic indicators. Crude oil futures contract for July delivery slipped 2 percent or $1.99 to $97.30 per barrel on New York Mercantile Exchange. Portfolio manager, James Cordier from Optionsellers.com in Florida commented, “There’s a great […]

Crude Oil Futures Gain on Tuesday ahead of OPEC Meeting - June 8, 2011 17:19

Crude oil futures gained on Tuesday as investors were optimistic on upcoming meeting of OPEC. Investors expected that OPEC member countries would go for an increase in cartel’s official output targets. Moreover weakening greenback also resulted in attraction for crude oil. Crude oil futures contract for July delivery gained 0.1 percent or $0.08 to $99.09 […]

Crude Oil Futures Gain on the Positive US Economic Data - May 13, 2011 12:04

Crude oil futures moved with bullish sentiments on Thursday on positive US economic data and weakening greenback. Crude oil futures for June delivery gained 0.8 percent or $0.76 to $98.97 per barrel on New York Mercantile exchange. The contract earlier jumped up to $100 per barrel. Energy broker Jay Levine from Energay LLC commented, You […]

Crude Oil Futures Declines as CME Group Raises Trading Limits - May 12, 2011 0:24

Selling pressure was seen in trading of crude oil futures as CME Group raised trading limits for several energy contracts after halting the trading session in New York. The sudden step by CME Group was taken in reaction to increase in US oil stockpiles. Crude oil futures contract for June delivery plunged to $97.50 per […]