Financial Markets Report For Wednesday, April 16 In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Wednesday, April 16.
OPEC Receives Updated Output Cut Compensation Plans From Iraq, Kazakhstan And Others These cuts are intended to offset the overproduction that has occurred beyond the agreed-upon quotas set by the organisation in previous months. The move signifies OPEC’s commitment to maintaining stability in the global oil market.
Welcome To The Stagflation Vortex — Powell Whiffs As Trade War Goes Full Metal Jacket The GPIF — the world’s largest pension whale — just dropped a geopolitical bombshell, quietly removing China A-shares from its foreign equity benchmark.
WTI Drifts Lower Below $61.00 Amid Uncertainty On Trump Trade War West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $60.80 during the early Asian session on Wednesday.
Financial Markets Report For Tuesday, April 15 In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Tuesday, April 15.
OPEC Lowers 2025 Oil Demand Forecast On Trade Tensions The cartel now anticipates a demand increase of 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) for 2025, down 150,000 bpd from its previous projection. Similarly, the 2026 forecast has been adjusted downward to 1.28 million bpd.
The Commodities Feed: Oil Edges Higher Despite Demand Cuts Oil prices rose yesterday despite OPEC making some small downward revisions to demand growth estimates.
OPEC Slashes 2025 Global Oil Demand Growth Forecast Citing Q1 Data, U.S. Tariffs The group has revised its 2026 global oil demand growth estimates and expects the figure to hit 1.28 million barrels per day (mb/d), compared to the 1.45 mb/d projected earlier.
Crude Reality: Back On The Bear Wagon - Brent Target Cut To $60 This market isn’t pricing in panic, but it’s not showing any signs of life either.
Financial Markets Report For Friday, April 11 In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Friday, April 11.
WTI Falls Below $59.50 Due To Escalating US-China Tensions, OPEC+ Supply Boost West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price fell for a second straight session, trading around $59.30 per barrel during Asian hours on Friday.
Financial Markets Report For Thursday, April 10 In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Thursday, April 10.
WTI Declines Below $61.50 As Trade War Escalates West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $61.45 during the early Asian session on Thursday.
The Commodities Feed: The Tariff Pause Trump surprised markets with a 90-day pause in reciprocal tariffs for most trading partners. This provided a boost to risk assets, including commodities. However, there’s still plenty of uncertainty as the US again increased tariffs on China.
Financial Markets Report For Wednesday, April 9 In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Wednesday, April 9.
WTI Slumps Below $57.25 As Escalating US-China Trade Tensions Spark Demand Fears West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $57.25 during the early Asian session on Wednesday.
Financial Markets Report For Tuesday, April 8 In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Tuesday, April 8.
The Commodities Feed: Downside Risks Persist Risk of further escalation in trade tensions between the US and China poses increased downside risks to the commodities complex.
Light Crude Oil Is Targeting Further Declines In The Near Term Light Crude Oil (CL) has exhibited a downward trajectory since reaching its high on January 16, 2025, with indications suggesting further declines ahead.
Financial Markets Report For Monday, April 7 In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Monday, April 7.
The Commodities Feed: Tariff-Induced Sell-Off The complex has sold off heavily following the announcement of reciprocal tariffs by the Trump administration.
WTI Crude Oil Weekly Forecast: Tariffs Prove A Lynchpin Within Energy Sector WTI Crude Oil went into the weekend near the 61.950 price. At its lowest ratios on Friday the price of WTI Crude Oil traded near the 60.400 level.
Lower Oil Prices Cloud U.S. Output As OPEC Surprises With May Production Hike OPEC+ decided to raise oil production by 411,000 barrels per day in May, despite sharp sell-off in prices.
Financial Markets Report For Thursday, April 3 In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Thursday, April 3.
