No More Bombs for Iran, Economic War Instead?

WTI Extends Gains, Shrugs Off SPR Release Amid Crude Build, Dip In US Production Oil prices are higher this morning, shrugging off the well-telegraphed (and practically useless) SPR release. "Oil prices remain volatile and risk sentiment fragile and trading is on the headlines and rapidly evolving conflict in the Middle East," noted Neil Wilson, Saxo UK investor strategist. And while, the main drivers of crude prices remain more global, the domestic supply and demand situation remains noteworthy based on its impact on gasoline (pump) prices. API Crude -1.7mm (+1.1mm exp) Cushing Gasoline -1.8mm Distillates -2.3mm DOE Crude +3.82mm (+1.1mm...

The Persian Gulf is the jugular vein of global oil supply. Roughly one-fifth of all oil traded on earth transits the Strait of Hormuz. Since the war picked back up on February 28th, data reported to Goldman Sachs show an estimated hit to Persian Gulf oil exports that has since reached approximately 16% of global […]

Bank of America Jumps On Record Equity Trading Revenue, Net Interest Income Forecast Increase, Offset By FICC Miss Following stellar equity trading results from Goldman and JPMorgan, this morning Bank of America reported that its traders also pulled in the business’s highest quarterly revenue in more than a decade, riding a wave of volatility that pushed the firm’s stock-trading desk to an all-time record. Bank of America said Q1 profit rose 17% from a year earlier, while net income came in at $8.58 billion. That amounted to $1.11 a share, above...