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8. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff.
Natural gas rose slightly at the end of the week and closed at $3.062. Forecasts of colder weather countered inventory reports which had sent natural gas prices lower. Colder weather is expected in the Northeast for January 16th through the 20th. Warmer than normal winter weather has put pressure of natural gas and oil prices this season.
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27. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Crude oil continued to climb and settled over $101 a barrel. Geopolitical forces pushed crude higher as traders returned on Tuesday. Supply reports may weigh heavily on trading activity in the next few weeks. Warmer than normal temperatures in the northeast could increase supplies and send crude oil lower.
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20. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Economic data sent oil prices higher in trading on Tuesday. Housing starts and building permits rose and data from Europe looked strong. Also, supplies of crude oil fell 4.6 million barrels last week which was higher than analyst expectations.
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1. December 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
European and Chinese manufacturing numbers came in weak and that helped to send crude oil lower. Crude oil settled at slightly higher than $100 dollars a barrel on Thursday. This is the first time since February 2009 that Chinese manufacturing has contracted.
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28. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Thanksgiving weekend sales rose and crude oil prices followed in trading on Monday. Crude oil futures broke the $100 dollar mark and hit their highest level since November 17th. On the supply side, Libyan output increased to over 750,000 barrels a day.
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16. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Oil climbed over $100 a barrel in early trading on Wednesday for the first time since July 26th. Oil has risen on positive economic figures such as industrial production and October retail sales. However, the strength of the Dollar may slow increases in crude oil.
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28. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Crude oil ended the week with traders taking gains and sending crude prices lower for the day. Crude oil fell to $93.32 a barrel after gaining almost 7% since October 21st. A decline in Japanese factory output also weighed on prices.
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17. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
The Euro declined in trading after a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated that the debt crisis would not be resolved in the next few weeks. The news also sent crude oil and gold prices lower in trading on Monday.
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5. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
The Department of Energy weekly report indicated that crude oil inventories fell 4.7 million barrels. Inventories of gasoline fell 1.1 million barrels and distillates dropped 700,000 barrels. Analysts had expected an increase of 700,000 barrels for crude and 1 million barrels for gasoline. The drop in crude imports played a role in the lower inventory figures. Crude rose in late morning trading after the report.
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28. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Crude oil inventories rose 1.9 million barrels last week and gasoline demand fell 2.4%. Analysts had expected crude oil inventories to remain unchanged from the previous week. The drop in demand and rising economic concerns forced crude oil prices lower in afternoon trading. Crude oil dropped over $3 and closed below $82 a barrel.
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23. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Commodities continued to drop and the Standard & Poor’s GSCI Index hit a 9 month low. In afternoon trading, the GSCI Index fell to 594.12 which is the lowest level since early December 2009. Metals were hit hard with silver, gold, copper, and nickel all falling. Gold was trading below $1,700 an ounce and was down almost 5%. Crude oil also declined and fell to $77.55 a barrel before rebounding to just under $80. Global recessionary concerns are weighing on investors as well as the European debt crisis.
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14. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Crude oil declined in trading after a report from the Energy Department indicated that gasoline supplies rose almost 2 million barrels. Crude oil inventories decreased 6.7 million barrels due to weather related shutdowns. Distillate fuel supplies increased 1.71 million barrels last week.
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27. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Crude oil finished slightly higher in trading on Friday and closed at $85.37 a barrel. Traders closely watched comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke which indicated that the Fed stands ready to implement stimulus programs if needed. Gasoline traded lower on Friday after rising over 3% on Thursday. Gasoline prices could drop due to lower summer driving demand caused by Hurricane Irene.
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20. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Stocks continued to decline at the end of the week but commodities started to rebound. Growth projections for developing countries increased demand for raw materials. Commodities advancing at the end of the trading week were silver, cooper, gold, and gasoline. Gold finished the week at over $1,850 an ounce.
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16. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff.
Crude oil fell $1.23 and closed at $86.65 a barrel. The weak economic outlook has lowered demand forecasts in a market that is already well supplied. In addition, GDP for European zone economies only grew .2% in the second quarter. The U.S. Dollar also increased in trading which sent the price of crude lower today.
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