Increasing confidence in the containment and treatment of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus thus easing demand reduction concerns as well as strong inflationary pressures helped propel… more
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On December 7, 2009, NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND published its first post and we’ve shared a few thousand thoughts since then (all archived at WordPress and for those on CQG they available thanks to… more
Fixed Income US Treasury traders may require the settlement date for calculating yields in Excel. Unfortunately, there is not an RTD function for pulling in the settlement date from CQG. However,… more
Petroleum prices fell for a sixth consecutive week, the longest such streak of weekly losses since November 2018. Expected reduction in global petroleum demand due to the emergence of the Omicron… more
Commodities are highly volatile assets. Price often below rational, logical, and reasonable levels. In April 2020, nearby NYMEX crude oil prices fell to negative $40.32 per barrel. Anyone holding… more
The discovery of a new Covid strain slammed petroleum prices on Friday as overwhelming fears
of demand destruction enveloped energy markets, erasing gains dating back to August. This
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We at Notes From Underground on Oct. 31 wrote a post titled, "The Odious Designs of ECB Policy." It noted that during the ECB post-meeting press conference President Christine Lagarde said - in… more
Petroleum prices fell for a fourth consecutive week, the longest streak of weekly losses since March 27, 2020. After having reached seven-month highs a scant four weeks ago, prices are now at… more