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Every G-7 or G-20 meeting homage is paid to the idea of free markets via the market driven value of each nation’s currency. This is hogwash of the highest order in the world of central bank asset purchase programs. The clarion call is that QE is... more

On April 20, 2020, nearby NYMEX futures did what few market participants believed possible. Not only did the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate drop below zero during the delivery period, but it also fell to a low of negative $40.32.... more

Petroleum prices increased for a fourth week in five, touching 31 month highs on Thursday before easing at week’s end. Accelerating demand growth in the US linked to improving economic barometers, constructive inventory reports, the start of... more

CQG in the... more

Ten days ago, we published a blog post titled, “Sanctions Are Sanctimonious.” And lo and behold, this past week the U.S. moved to remove sanctions on the completion of the NORDSTREAM 2 pipeline, allowing Russian gas to flow freely and... more

Petroleum prices experienced their largest weekly drop since March, falling for the first week in four primarily due to the emerging view that Iranian supplies will increase amid reports of progress in diplomatic discussions in Vienna that may... more

I pose this question as a challenge to all of those traders and investors, and a call to action. There is so much discussion about the onset of inflation but do the inflationists have the fortitude to attack the FED where it hurts: the... more

Petroleum prices increased for a third consecutive week. The Colonial Pipeline reopened after six days of closure due to a cyberattack from eastern European hackers that disrupted flows of refined product in all three PADD districts affected by... more

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