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Low Oil Prices – Why Worry?
Low Oil Prices – Why Worry? Most people believe that low oil prices are good for the United States, since the discretionary income of consumers will rise. There is the added benefit that Peak Oil must be far off in the distance, since “Peak Oilers” talked about high oil prices. Thus, low oil prices are viewed […]
TSX falls 373 points as commodities sell off again
TSX falls 373 points as commodities sell off again Canadian dollar loses almost half a cent to close at 74.66 cents US. Canada’s benchmark stock index lost almost 2.8 per cent on another bleak Monday for commodities like oil, gold and copper. The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 373 points to close at 13,004. That’s the lowest level for Canada’s […]
Commodity Carnage Continues Amid Fears Of Glencore Liquidation
Commodity Carnage Continues Amid Fears Of Glencore Liquidation Despite a relatively unchanged US Dollar, commodities across the board are under significant (and seemingly coordinated) pressure this morning. It appears that the key selling began as Europe opened and the carnage in massive commodity group Glencore began to materialize. Glencore CDS is now above 700bps (up 154bps […]
China’s Hard-Landing Has Arrived: Chinese Coal Company Fires 100,000
China’s Hard-Landing Has Arrived: Chinese Coal Company Fires 100,000 The global commodity collapse is finally starting to take its toll on what China truly cares about: the employment of the tens of millions of currently employed and soon to be unemployed workers. On Friday, in a move that would make even Hewlett-Packard’s Meg Whitman blush, Harbin-based Heilongjiang […]
Australia’s Mega LNG Projects are in Serious Trouble
Australia’s Mega LNG Projects are in Serious Trouble In the US, natural gas is dirt cheap. The price peaked in 2008 and has since collapsed. It remains below the cost of production, even today. Two natural gas drillers have recently buckled and declared bankruptcy. In the international markets, natural gas is traded as Liquefied Natural Gas […]
Peak Oil Has More To Do With Oil Prices Than You May Think
Peak Oil Has More To Do With Oil Prices Than You May Think The Origins of Peak Oil Awareness The scientific study of peak oil began in the 1950′s, when Shell geophysicist M. King Hubbert reported on the evolution of production rates in oil and gas fields. In a 1956 paper Hubbert suggested that oil […]
From Miracle to Cataclysm – why the commodity bust will last for years
From Miracle to Cataclysm – why the commodity bust will last for years The Chinese Jīngjì qíjī, wirtschaftswunder, keizai no kiseki, milagro económico or whatever you want to call is neither a miracle nor distinctly Chinese. A basket case like Argentine managed to pull off a similar feat, albeit with more volatility, over a 42 year timespan beginning […]
The Default Next Move For Oil Is Down, And Here’s Why
The Default Next Move For Oil Is Down, And Here’s Why Panic seems like a strong word, but…. As traders, investors and pundits, we all like to think that what we do is akin to a science. We believe that by working harder and being smarter we can give ourselves an edge, that enough research […]
What’s Coming Unglued Now in Canada?
What’s Coming Unglued Now in Canada? Canada lumbered through the first half of 2015 in a “technical recession,” Statistics Canada confirmed this week, as GDP shrank in both quarters. Among the culprits: the swooning energy sector and an investment slump. Now everybody is lining up behind the hope that a sudden acceleration will put the […]
Three Worrying Economic Trends Beyond Canada’s GDP Drop
Three Worrying Economic Trends Beyond Canada’s GDP Drop New data confirms what 79 per cent of Canadians already felt. The much anticipated quarterly GDP numbers are out, and StatsCan confirmed what 79 per cent of Canadians already felt to be the case — Canada’s economy is in decline. A drop in economic activity of 0.1 per cent in the second […]
The “Great Accumulation” Is Over: The Biggest Risk Facing The World’s Central Banks Has Arrived
The “Great Accumulation” Is Over: The Biggest Risk Facing The World’s Central Banks Has Arrived To be sure, there’s been no shortage of media coverage regarding the collapse in crude prices that’s unfolded over the course of the past year. Similarly, it’s no secret that commodity prices in general are sitting near their lowest levels […]
GDP figures from Statistics Canada expected to show second-quarter contraction
GDP figures from Statistics Canada expected to show second-quarter contraction Lower loonie expected to boost economy in third quarter Economists say data out this week is likely to show that Canada slipped into a technical recession in the second quarter, but the contraction should be short-lived. “A number of positive elements are coming through,” said TD […]
Global Demand Picture For Natural Gas Looks Increasingly Sour
Global Demand Picture For Natural Gas Looks Increasingly Sour Bearish moods seemed to have permanently settled in energy markets. The first and most obvious victim of the nosediving oil prices has been natural gas. Once seen invincible, liquefied natural gas (LNG) growth could now be racing to the edge of a cliff. Falling natural gas […]
Nicole Foss Talks Energy Industry Issues and Oil Price Collapse
Nicole Foss Talks Energy Industry Issues and Oil Price Collapse Part I- Energy Industry Issues The Doomstead Diner site blurb: Coal Industry Collapse-Carbon Sequestration One of the biggest effects we see lately is a collapse in commodity prices, through all sectors. Most intriguing to me is the collapse in coal prices, since coal is used […]
Did The Fed Intentionally Spark A Commodity Sell-off?
Did The Fed Intentionally Spark A Commodity Sell-off? The intention here is the bring facts to light so the public can decide. I’m not quite sure what to believe on how and why oil prices remain more than 50 percent below free cash flow break even for most independent E&P companies. I know for sure […]
