Brent and West Texas Intermediate August crude futures edged...
Brent and West Texas Intermediate August crude futures edged higher in early Tuesday trading to highs of $116.25 and $110.80 per barrel, respectively, as concerns about tight supplies outweigh recession fears. "Although recession fears have increasingly become a headwind for oil prices, it is estimated that we still have at least half a year to go before a real recession," said DailyFX analyst Leona Liu.
Fate of federal gas tax suspension to be decided soon
President Joe Biden told reporters on Monday that he is considering pausing the federal gas tax and could...
President Joe Biden told reporters on Monday that he is considering pausing the federal gas tax and could make a decision by the end of the week. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a federal gas tax holiday is "certainly worth considering" since "gas prices have risen a great deal, and it's clearly burdening households."
As coal-fired power plants kick back into gear across the continent, EU leadership is urging countries...
As coal-fired power plants kick back into gear across the continent, EU leadership is urging countries to ensure this is a one-night stand with fossil fuels before they settle down with renewables.
“We have to make sure that we use this crisis to move forward and not to have a backsliding on the dirty fossil fuels,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the FT.
Zoom out: A similar dynamic is playing out in the US, where concerns around soaring energy prices are trumping environmental concerns. If two years ago we told you that President Biden would be chastising oil refiners for not producing more, you’d have looked at us real funny.
The energy sector is off to a sharply higher start, rebounding from last week’s selloff amid strength in the crude complex and major equity futures. Stock futures rallied higher this morning as investors assessed a more aggressive Federal Reserve and rising chances of a recession.
WTI crude oil futures jumped higher in early trading and are outpacing Brent, clawing back more of last week's losses as the focus returned to tight supply of crude and fuel products as we move into the summer driving season versus concerns about a recession hitting demand down the track.
Natural gas futures extended their slide lower, pressured by forecasts for lower demand this week and next and expectations the extended shutdown of the Freeport LNG export plant in Texas would allow utilities to quickly rebuild low U.S. gas stockpiles.
Dow futures point to 500-point surge as Wall Street returns from holiday weekend
U.S. stock-index futures rose sharply on Tuesday after a three-day holiday weekend, following the worst...
U.S. stock-index futures rose sharply on Tuesday after a three-day holiday weekend, following the worst weekly performance for equities in more than two years.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00 rose 411 points, or 1.4%, to 30,280.
Futures on the S&P 500 ES00 gained 57.25 points, or 1.6%, to 3,733.
Futures on the Nasdaq-100 NQ00 were up 182 points, or 1.6%, at 11,478.75.
Last week was the worst for the S&P 500 index since the stretch ending March 20, 2020, when the U.S. was first battling the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA ended last week with a loss of 4.8%, the S&P 500 SPX dropped 5.8% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP dropped 4.8%.
