Nasdaq falls 200 points as Fed signals rates will stay higher for longer
U.S. stocks finished lower on Wednesday and logged their lowest...
U.S. stocks finished lower on Wednesday and logged their lowest closing levels of September after the Federal Reserve signaled it would likely keep interest rates higher for longer.
The S&P 500SPX fell 41.70 points, or 0.9%, to 4,402.25, while the Nasdaq CompositeCOMP shed 209.06 points, or 1.5%, to 13,469.13. The Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA shed 76.98 points, or 0.2%, to 34,440.75. The central bank left its policy rate on hold Wednesday but signaled another hike could come later this year. The Fed’s dot-plot of rate-path projections suggested its policy rate target would remain above 5% through the end of 2024.
The arbitrage window for US crude exports to Europe and...
The arbitrage window for US crude exports to Europe and Asia has closed due to the recent surge in West Texas Intermediate prices, causing shifts in global oil trade patterns and increased demand and prices for alternative oil sources such as Middle East crude. WTI crude futures settled at $91.20 per barrel on Tuesday, reflecting a $3.49 discount to Brent, the narrowest since August. Full Story: Reuters
The energy sector is off to a mixed-to-lower start, pressured by weakness in the underlying commodities. Meanwhile, the major equity indices are edging higher as the market awaits the Fed’s policy decision later today.
The rally in crude futures has taken a pause as WTI and Brent crude oil contracts are extending yesterday’s losses ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision and inventory data due later today.Traders will be closely watching the release of today’s EIA inventory report as last night’s API figures showed a 5.25-million-barrel draw, compared to analyst estimates of a 2.2 million barrel decline. Goldman Sachs anticipates growing oil demand and extended supply cuts may push the market into a deficit and pave a way for Brent crude futures to reach $105 per barrel. The investment bank also expects the Bank of England to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday after data showed a surprise drop in inflation in August.
Natural gas futures have erased earlier gains and are lower on below-normal temperatures and as traders expect a mild winter may push contracts below $2.00/MMBtu.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has reported a large 5.25-million-barrel draw...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has reported a large 5.25-million-barrel draw in U.S. crude inventories, offsetting last week’s 1.174-million-barrel build.
Analysts were expecting an inventory draw of 2.667 million barrels for the week. The total number of barrels of crude oil moves so far this year is now squarely in the red, according to API data, and there is a net draw in crude inventories since April of more than 52 million barrels.
On Monday, the Department of Energy (DoE) reported that crude oil inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) rose by 600,000 barrels last week, with the SPR inventory still sitting at a near 40-year low of 351.2 million barrels.
Distillate inventories fell by 258,000 barrels, partially offsetting the 2.592-million barrel build in the week prior, and are 13% below the five-year average for this time of year.
Cushing inventories fell by another large 2.564 million barrels after falling 2.417 million barrels last week, leaving just over 22 million barrels in Cushing.
Hyundai Engineering America and S&B Engineering and Construction have been selected to engineer,...
Hyundai Engineering America and S&B Engineering and Construction have been selected to engineer, design, and build a $3.5 billion natural-gas-to-liquid-fuel facility in Jefferson County, Ark. The plant will use Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert the natural gas to highly refined diesel and jet fuels.
