Tag: oil price
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates for the first time in 17 years
By gawd they did it. They actually did it. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has finally raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years. Ending the world’s only negative rates regime. Truly a historic pivot. The BOJ raised its short-term interest rates to around 0% to 0.1% from -0.1%. The BOJ also announced…
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![The Trading Desk: Commodities and the Santa Claus Rally]()
The Trading Desk: Commodities and the Santa Claus Rally
Ah the last two weeks of 2023. The Christmas to New Years holiday trading tends to be quiet in terms of economic data and corporate press releases. Most institutional traders are on holidays. Retail traders have nothing better to do. Because of the lower liquidity, these few weeks tend to see either range bound price…
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![Stock markets fall under pressure as oil prices hit their highest levels in 2023]()
Stock markets fall under pressure as oil prices hit their highest levels in 2023
I have been updating my readers on the technical pattern on oil. The energy sector is bullish and the technicals are indicating more upside. The stock markets are falling on fears of an inflation surprise uptick. Oil is the lifeblood of the economy and higher oil prices means higher transportation costs. Costs which will be…
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![Oil prices rise as Russia and Saudi Arabia extend production cuts]()
Oil prices rise as Russia and Saudi Arabia extend production cuts
The recent rise in oil prices might be to blame for the failure of stock markets to extend their momentum. Oil prices are rising as Summer nears an end and investors are worried that higher prices will translate to an uptick in inflation data. This means hawkish central banks… and the possibility that interest rates…
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![Home Depot posts worst revenue miss in 20 years, signs of recession?]()
Home Depot posts worst revenue miss in 20 years, signs of recession?
Home Depot (HD) reported fiscal first quarter 2023 earnings which mostly missed estimates and has raised concerns that the consumer is being tapped out. Put it another way in our consumer based economy, are signs of an economic slowdown or recession increasing? This has been on the mind of investors ever since the Fed has…
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![Source Rock Royalties (SRR.V): Canada’s only publicly listed junior pure oil & gas royalty play]()
Source Rock Royalties (SRR.V): Canada’s only publicly listed junior pure oil & gas royalty play
My readers know that I love royalty and streaming companies. I really do believe it is one of the best business models ever created. Streaming companies give cash to mining companies in exchange for a share of the mine’s future metal sales. Equity Guru writer Lukas Kane summarizes it nicely: It’s like lending someone $10,000…
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![Here’s why natural gas is going to be critical!]()
Here’s why natural gas is going to be critical!
I was going to title this article “why millennials should pay attention to natural gas”. But it doesn’t matter what your age is. Moves in the natural gas markets will (and are already!) affecting you. If you are a regular reader of Equity Guru then none of this comes as a surprise. Not only have…
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![Oil price to resume uptrend on EU embargo on Russian oil. $185 a barrel oil?]()
Oil price to resume uptrend on EU embargo on Russian oil. $185 a barrel oil?
Rising oil prices have been the talk on the street. Both Wall and Main street. Investors and traders are betting on higher prices due to geopolitics, while main street is worried higher fuel costs will eat into their monthly income as the inflation and rising interest rates hit the middle class. I am here to…
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The end of the world, or, how I learned to live with a habitually shrinking PMI
The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) U.S. manufacturing survey was released yesterday and, boy, did it ever raise alarms. Estimations of the ongoing U.S.-China trade war have been on a piecemeal basis up until now: It is common knowledge American soybean farmers are struggling, but calculating the material effects on U.S. business as a whole…
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International Frontier (IFR.V) pounces on oil opportunity in Mexico
International Frontier (IFR.V) is an early identifier of the Mexican Oil & Gas opportunity. They’ve just finished drilling their Mexican oil field – and they are about to complete a production test on this new well. Today, crude oil prices rose to 3-year high of $71 – following the news that the Trump https://equity.guru/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/tnw8sVO3j-2.pngistration revoked…
