03.07.2015 - Oil Oversupply Meets Rising Demand in Quietest Market Since 2013
The sleepiest oil market since 2013 will probably limp through the second half of the year as well. Crude traded in a $5 range in June, the narrowest in 19 months. Volume was the lowest since December and open interest - - the number of futures contracts outstanding -- was the least since January. New York-traded futures, which have swirled around $60 a barrel for the past two months, will average about $59 in third quarter and $63 in the fourth, according to forecasts of 22 analysts compiled by Bloomberg. Neither the potential return of Iranian crude to the market nor the long-anticipated decline in U.S. production is stirring a reaction...............................................Full Article: Source
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