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Week of April 24, 2017 Oil prices fell over 2% Friday on concerns that increasing…
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Week of April 17, 2017 WTI moved up as U.S. crude inventories fell by 2.2…
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Week of April 10, 2017 Geopolitical risk re-entered the market last week following U.S. strikes…
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Week of April 3, 2017 Oil rebounded last week and WTI traded above the $50/bbl…
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Week of March 20, 2017 Oil traded in a narrow band last week and failed…
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Week of March 6, 2017 Oil slipped with Brent off $0.09 to $55.90/bbl and WTI…
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Week of February 27, 2017 Brent was up $0.18 to $55.99/bbl last week, WTI was…
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Week of February 20 Brent closed down $0.89/bbl this week while WTI closed down $0.46/…
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Week of February 13, 2017 Brent closed up just $0.14/bbl while WTI closed up $0.32/…
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Week of January 30, 2017 Brent closed up by only $0.03/bbl to $55.52 in another…
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Week of January 23, 2017 Oil closed virtually unchanged from last week in a volatile…
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Week of January 16, 2017 WTI fell $1.62/bbl to $52.37 and Brent fell $1.65/bbl to…
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Week of January 9, 2017 Brent rose $0.97/bbl to $56.13 as Saudi and Iraq output…
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Week of January 2, 2017 WTI closed at $53.72 on Friday, up $0.70/bbl but up…
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Week of December 19, 2016 Oil fell last week on doubts that OPEC would achieve…
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Week of December 12, 2016 Oil closed flat vs. last week but jumped 5% last…
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Week of December 5, 2016 OPEC members, Russia and others met in Vienna on Wednesday…
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Week of November 21, 2016 WTI and Brent moved up to $45.69 and $46.86/bbl respectively…
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Week of November 14, 2016 WTI settled down another 2.8% last week to $43.41/bbl while…
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Week of November 7, 2016 Oil prices dropped sharply last week as US inventories surged…
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Week of October 31, 2016 Oil prices fell sharply last week with WTI closing at…
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Week of October 24, 2016 Oil prices reached a one-year high on Wednesday before falling…
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Week of October 17, 2016 Crude prices rose last week but dropped Friday on skepticism…
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Week of October 10, 2016 Market reaction to last week’s OPEC production cut agreement…
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Week of October 3, 2016 Crude prices rose to approach $50/bbl late last week on…
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Week Of September 19, 2016 Oil dropped 5% last week on swelling Iranian output…
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Week of September 12, 2016 Hurricane Hermine and several tropical storms caused U.S. offshore…
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Week of September 5, 2016 Oil prices fell sharply last week on continued growth in…
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Week of August 29, 2016 Oil prices moved down last week on strong OPEC &…
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Week of August 22, 2016 Oil prices continued to move upward again last week…
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Week of August 15, 2016 Oil prices moved up sharply last week after Saudi Arabia’s…
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Week of August 8, 2016 Last Tuesday WTI dipped to $39.51 while Brent dipped to…
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Week of August 1, 2016 Last week oil dropped sharply trading as low $40.57/bbl before…
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Week of July 25, 2016 Oil peaked in June and is down in July following…
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Week of July 11, 2016 WTI fell sharply last week on weaker-than-expected US demand…
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Week of July 4, 2016 IHS raised its estimates of 2016 global oil demand by…
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Week of June 27, 2016 About "BREXIT" Last week Britons voted 52% to 48% to…
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Week of June 20, 2016 Oil fell back under $50/bbl despite a drop in crude…
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Week of June 13, 2016 Oil prices, after cresting at nearly $52 (Brent) last…
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Week of June 6, 2016 Brent crude bumped up slightly last week while WTI…
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Week of May 30, 2016 Oil prices rose above $50/bbl last Thursday for the first…
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Week of May 23, 2016 WTI and Brent prices hit recent highs this week…
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Week of May 16, 2016 WTI and Brent prices ended the week roughly even with…
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Week of May 9, 2016 Though crude oil inventories rose last week, prices strengthened…
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Week of May 2, 2016 WTI and Brent crude climbed to roughly $46/bbl and…
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Week of April 25, 2016 Oil prices moved up sharply as China reported Thursday that…
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Week of April 18, 2016 Crude prices took a hit after a volatile week in…
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Week of April 11, 2016 Oil prices received a boost last week as U.S.…
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Week of April 4, 2016 Crude fell below $40 per barrel last week after…
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Week of March 28, 2016 Oil hovered around the $40/bbl mark last week. News that OPEC…
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Week of March 21, 2016 After reaching a 2016 high of $42.54/bbl mid-week, WTI settled…
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Week of March 14, 2016 Brent climbed above $40/bbl on Saturday as Bloomberg reported that…
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Week of March 7, 2016 Crude prices rebounded last week on reports that the US…
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Week of February 29, 2016 Oil rallied last week on reports of another meeting in…
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Week of February 22, 2016 Oil prices ended the week slightly changed from last week…
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Week of February 15, 2016 US WTI shot up sharply Friday on rumors of possible…
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Week of February 8, 2016 Prices were supported early last week by rumors of possible cooperation…
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Week of February 1, 2016 Crude prices rebounded last week based on comments made by the Russian energy…
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Week of January 25, 2016 Oil traded above $32/bbl on the weekend, driven by a…
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Week of January 18, 2016 Both Brent and WTI closed below $30/bbl on Friday as…
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Week of January 11, 2016 Crude prices fell roughly $4/bbl vs. last week on continued…
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Week of January 4, 2016 Crude prices fell slightly vs. the prior week but rallied…
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Week of December 28, 2015 On December 18 the US Congress voted to lift a…
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Week of December 21, 2015 WTI fell below $35/bbl and Brent traded below $37/bbl last…
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Week of December 14, 2015 Crude prices fell dramatically last week with Brent below $40…
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Week of December 7, 2015 OPEC failed to agree on an oil production ceiling on…
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Week of November 30, 2015 Crude pricing was volatile last week with prices rallying early…
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Week of November 23, 2015 WTI dropped to just above $40/bbl last week with Brent…
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Week of November 16, 2015 Oil prices fell sharply last week as a report from…
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Week of November 9, 2015 Oil prices fell last week as inventories grew and US…
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Week of November 2, 2015 A gain of over 3.3 million barrels in US crude…
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Week of October 26, 2015 Crude prices declined at the end of last week The…
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Week of October 19 Crude prices fell this week on higher inventories and lower refinery…
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Week of October 12, 2015 Crude oil rallied last week as Brent shot above $53/bbl…
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Week of October 5, 2015 Oil prices moved up slightly from last week’s close Traders…
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Week of September 28, 2015 Energy/Economy Overview The energy price outlook remains cloudy as both…
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Week of September 21, 2015 Energy / Economy Overview Crude prices strengthened midweek as inventories…
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Energy / Economy Overview Oil prices continued trending down last week with WTI dropping more…
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Week of September 8, 2015 Energy / Economy Overview Oil prices are trending down…
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Energy/ Economy Overview Oil futures settled on Friday nearly 12% higher than last week’s close,…
Market Insights – Week of August 24, 2015
Market Insights - Week of August 24, 2015 Energy / Economy Overview Oil prices fell…
Market Insights – Week of August 17, 2015
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Market Insights – Week of August 10, 2015
Market Insights - Week of August 10, 2015 Energy / Economy Overview Crude prices fell…
Market Insights – Weekly August 3, 2015
Market Insights - Week of August 3, 2015 Energy / Economy Overview Crude prices…
Market Insights – Week of July 27, 2015
Energy / Economy Overview Crude prices continue to fall with Brent now under $56/bbl and…
Market Insights – Week of July 20, 2015
Energy / Economy Overview Crude prices remained bearish last week as market signals pointed to…
Market Insights – Week of July 13, 2015
Energy / Economy Overview After trading in a narrow band since May, oil prices finally…
Market Insights – July 6, 2015
Market Insights - Week of July 6, 2015 Brent crude fell to just over $62/bbl…
Market Insights – June 29, 2015
Market Insights - Week of June 29, 2015 Energy / Economy Overview Crude oil…
Market Insights – Week of June 22, 2015
Market Insights - Week of June 22, 2015 Energy / Economy Overview Oil prices remain…
Market Insights – June 8, 2015
Energy / Economy Overview OPEC met Friday and agreed to maintain production at the 30-million…
Market Insights – June 1, 2015
Energy / Economy Overview Oil prices increased at the end of last week to end…
Market Insights – Week of May 25, 2015
Energy and the Economy Oil prices were almost flat vs. last week. Strong demand due…
Market Insights – Week of May 18, 2015
Energy and the Economy Oil prices fell at the end of last week but still…
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Energy and the Economy Oil rose above $45 as the US dollar dropped 1.4% vs.…
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Energy and the Economy Oil fell over the weekend but prices remain above last week’s…