Monthly Archives: December 2017

WTI/RBOB Extend Gains After Bigger Than Expected Crude Draw

WTI/RBOB inched higher on the day ahead of tonight’s API data and then knee-jerked higher as the data showed a much-bigger-than-expected 5.2mm crude draw. API Crude -5.2mm (-440k exp) Cushing +70k Gasoline +2.001mm (+2.45mm exp) Distillates -2.85mm (+250k exp) A very mixed bag as the series of crude draws continues and gasoline builds… This is the 5th…

EC 4Q2017 Revi

The FOMC delivered on the expected 25-basis-point increase in its target range for the federal funds rate and has penciled in three more rate hikes for 2018. Of course, all of this future activity is “data-dependent.” How likely is it that the data will justify those three rate hikes, and what could go wrong? First,…

Market Talk – Tuesday, December 19

The Nikkei found it tough to follow other core Asian markets and closed with a small loss. Volumes were again light and even a declining currency didn’t help sentiment. The index had opened on a positive note, but the continued scandal surrounding some construction companies resulted in a lack of follow-through. Closing on its low…