Salient to Investors: Thomas Friedman writes: Is the US and Saudi Arabia engaged in another global war with Russia and Iran like when they pumped the former Soviet Union to death? Oil export revenues account for 60% of Iran’s government revenues and more than 50% of Russia’s. Oil producers Libya,
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Investors pulled the most money from US ETPs backed by raw materials since April. US corn and soybean crops are the biggest ever, global stockpiles of nickel are at an all-time high, the US is producing the most oil since 1986, while China is headed for its slowest
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Analysts say the easing of tensions in Ukraine offers little respite to Russia as low oil prices threaten a recession. 58% of 19 economists say Russia needs its main export crude blend to trade at $100 per barrel or more to avoid a recession, while 19% say
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: The slump in commodity prices to a 5-year low signals investors are cautious about the strength of the global economy. Brent crude touched a 2-year low last week and iron ore at Qingdao is the lowest since 2009. Economists expect China to grow 7.4% in 2014, the weakest
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: IEA said global oil demand growth in 2014 will be the weakest since 2011, as the US shale boom causes oil production from non-OPEC rises by the most since the 1980s. China will account for 11%, the US 21% of demand in 2014. Mike Wittner at Societe
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Most oil drillers are spending money faster than they make it; an average of $1.17 for every dollar earned in the 12 months ended on June 30, 2014. Only 7 US-listed firms in the Bloomberg Intelligence’s E&P index made more money than it cost them to keep
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Andrew John Hall at Astenbeck Capital Mgmt said: The shale-oil boom will not mean long-term cheap, abundant energy because it will play out far sooner than many analysts expect, resulting in a steady increase in oil prices to as much as $150 a barrel in 5 years or
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers writes: Do not sell any kind of energy, especially oil and gas, because of the many geopolitical risks ahead, and because the supply/demand situation means we will need more energy over the next decade or two. Read the full article at http://jimrogersonthemarkets.blogspot.com/ Click here to receive
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers writes: The price of oil and natural gas and energy will surprise on the upside and for longer than expected because known reserves of oil are declining worldwide and no new elephant oil fields have been discovered in decades. Read the full article at http://jimrogersonthemarkets.blogspot.com/ Click
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Austin Holland at the Oklahoma Geological Survey said the state experienced its 109th earthquake of a magnitude 3 or higher on April 6, matching the total for all of 2013. Reports have become more frequent from Texas to Ohio of earthquakes linked to wells that drillers use
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