Crude Creeps Higher
Apr 24th, 2009 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial NewsIn the energy market on Thursday, crude for June delivery rose, closing at $49.62/barrel, up 77 cents. May reformulated gasoline added just over a penny, to $1.4015/gallon.
Traders somehow managed to shrug off the grim jobless data and crude’s inventory glut, and focused more on the weakened dollar.
As Phil Flynn, of Alaron Trading, put it, “Oil continues to defy supply and demand.”
“The recent EIA numbers seem to be telling us that the OPEC cuts are not making the desired dents in overall crude oil inventories, as the drop in global demand seems to be outpacing the OPEC-engineered supply declines,” wrote Edward Meir, of MF Global (NYSE:MF).
“However, for the time being, the energy markets seem to be giving OPEC the benefit of the doubt, which is why prices are holding up around the $50 mark,” Meir added.
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