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Oil Jumps on Drop in U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles

10

Mar

Oil Jumps on Drop in U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles

The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery, surged $1.49 (4.9 percent) to end at $37.99 a barrel on the New York Mercantile [...]

Oil Jumps on Drop in U.S. Gasoline Stockpiles. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery, surged $1.49 (4.9 percent) to end at $37.99 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, its highest level in more than three months. In London, Brent North Sea crude for May delivery, Europe's benchmark for oil, jumped to settle at $41.07 a barrel, up $1.42 (3.6 percent) from Tuesday's close. The US Department of Energy's (DoE) weekly petroleum supplies report Wednesday showed that commercial crude oil inventories rose by 3.9 million barrels to 521.9 million barrels in the week ending March 4. CMC Markets analyst Jasper Lawler said the increase in crude oil was `well below last week's surprise inventory build of 10.4 million barrels.` More significantly, gasoline supplies fell by 4.5 million barrels, three times more than expected. And distillate supplies, which include diesel and heating oil, dropped by 1.1 million barrels, rather than rising by the predicted 900,000 barrels. `The gasoline draw was more than what traders were looking for, that's definitely been somewhat supportive,` said Oliver Sloup of iiTrader.com. Sloup said the European Central Bank's (ECB) policy meeting Thursday was adding some support to the commodity, amid expectations the ECB will announce fresh stimulus measures for the sluggish eurozone. He said a larger-than-anticipated stimulus package would likely put downward pressure on the euro and lift the dollar, `which could potentially put some short-term support underneath crude`, which is priced in dollars, according to AFP. (Uu.A026)

CPO PRICE MARCH 7: CPO Rallies Sharply as Stockpiles Thin

07

Mar

CPO PRICE MARCH 7: CPO Rallies Sharply as Stockpiles Thin

May 2016 CPO futures contracts, the most active contract on Bursa Malaysia, opened up 0.52% to a price of 2,520 ringgit per ton and continued to gain [...]

CPO PRICE MARCH 7: CPO Rallies Sharply as Stockpiles Thin. May 2016 CPO futures contracts, the most active contract on Bursa Malaysia, opened up 0.52% to a price of 2,520 ringgit per ton and continued to gain 1.08% to 2,534 ringgit or Rp8.01 million per ton at 10:29 WIB.
The price of the commodity rose, following the surge in the crude oil price. The Brent contract rose 1.78% to US$ 39.41 per barrel at 10:35 WIB after closing up 4.45% last weekend
The condition of palm oil stocks in Malaysia also boosted CPO prices. Bloomberg estimated CPO stocks in the neighboring country to be 2.11 million tons in February, down 8.7% compared to the previous month. This stock is the lowest since March 2015.
May 2016 CPO Price Movement

Date
Level
Change

7/3/2016 (10:29 WIB)
2.534
+1,08%

4/3/2016
2.507
+0,24%

3/3/2016
2.474
-0,64%

2/3/2016
2.490
-1,78%

1/3/2016
2.535
-0,51%

Source: Bloomberg 
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MARCH 7 RUBBER OUTLOOK: Rally Extends on Thailand Supply Focus

07

Mar

MARCH 7 RUBBER OUTLOOK: Rally Extends on Thailand Supply Focus

The commodity increased 2.23%, or 3.90 points, to 178.50 yen per kilogram or IDR20,514.43 per kg at 10.12 WIB. Previously, rubber was open to [...]

MARCH 7 RUBBER OUTLOOK: Rally Extends on Thailand Supply Focus. The commodity increased 2.23%, or 3.90 points, to 178.50 yen per kilogram or IDR20,514.43 per kg at 10.12 WIB. Previously, rubber was open to increase at 175.60 yen per kg.
`Supply from Thailand plantation, fell because they have stopped tapping the trees,` said the President of Komoditi Intelligence in Tokyo Masayo Kondo as quoted from Bloomberg, Monday (March 7, 2016).
The winter period causes the rubber trees to drop their leaves, so that the farmers have postponed their shipment. Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia agreed to cut rubber shipment by 615 kilotons in the six months since August 31.
Thailand is still the largest producer and exporter, while China is the largest rubber consumer.
Rubber Price Movement for August 2016 in TOCOM

Date

Price (Yen/Kg)

Change

March 7, 2016 (10.12 WIB)
178.50
+2.23%

March 4, 2016
174.60
+6.01%

March 3, 2016
164.70
+1.86%

March 2, 2016
161.70
+3.26%

March 1, 2016
156.60
+0.97%

Source: Bloomberg

German finance minister: UK would be ‘economic poison’

07

Mar

German finance minister: UK would be ‘economic poison’

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union will damage Britain, Europe and the world economy, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has [...]

Darmin: rupiah gains as foreign capital flows in

07

Mar

Darmin: rupiah gains as foreign capital flows in

"Fund owners consider investment in Indonesia promising, so the money comes in here (Indonesia). If it comes in here, our rupiah will strengthen," [...]

Darmin: rupiah gains as foreign capital flows in. `Fund owners consider investment in Indonesia promising, so the money comes in here (Indonesia). If it comes in here, our rupiah will strengthen,` said Darmin in Jakarta on Friday. Darmin said that the capital inflow into Indonesia occurred because of the trend of negative interest rates in the European Union and Japan, and economic weakness in developing countries such as China. Foreign investors, he continued, want to redirect their funds to Indonesia because the national economy is currently in good condition at an adequate key interest rate, although it is still relatively high. According to Darmin, the government has prepared various steps so that funds remain in Indonesia, although a capital reversal may occur later. However, he predicted that the possibility of a capital reversal would not disturb rupiah performance too much. `We will certainly take care of it by continuing the steps that we have done so far. But I believe this is not like in the past, when the US wanted to increase its interest rate, the atmosphere was already in turmoil,` he said. Previously, the rupiah exchange rate traded interbank in Jakarta on Friday afternoon had strengthened by 89 points to Rp13,143 compared to the previous position at Rp13,232 per US dollar. `The rupiah currency is continuing to strengthen in line with the weakening of the US dollar in the Asian region due to the global crude oil price trend that is strengthening. This external sentiment is maintaining the pace of the domestic currency,` said Samuel Sekuritas Economist Rangga Cipta. It was observed that the price of WTI Crude crude oil on Friday afternoon was at the US$34.48 per barrel level. Meanwhile, Brent Crude crude oil was at US$36.88 per barrel. Rangga added that the negative pace of the US dollar also followed sentiment from US non-manufacturing sector data, which had declined following the manufacturing sector index. US non-manufacturing activity declined to 53.4 in February from 53.5 in January.
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07

Mar

Oil leaps on hopes of US demand

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for April delivery jumped $1.35 to close at $35.92 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In [...]

Oil leaps on hopes of US demand. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for April delivery jumped $1.35 to close at $35.92 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.  In London, North Sea Brent crude for May delivery, the European benchmark for oil, finished at $38.72 a barrel, up $1.65.  WTI crude gained about three dollars over the week with Brent advancing more than $3.50.  It was the second straight week of strong gains in oil markets, which had wallowed near 13-year lows below $30 a barrel in January.  `We are seeing a lot of investors coming back in and putting money back to work,` Carl Larry of Frost & Sullivan told AFP.  On Friday, `we got a lift from the (US) jobs number,` he said, referring to the closely watched Labor Department monthly employment report.  Job creation was much stronger than expected in February, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent, an eight-year low.  The surprisingly robust jobs figures `underscored pretty decent economic growth,` boosting the outlook for demand, said Kyle Cooper of IAF Advisors.  Some analysts cautioned that beneath the headline jobs number, details were less rosy, such as a modest slowdown in wage growth and a continued high number of part-time workers.  But from the oil market's perspective, that does not matter, said Larry. `Whether they are full-time or part-time, they are still workers being put to work.`  The latest US oil rig count from Baker Hughes offered an indication that US crude output is being curtailed. The oilfield services company said the number of active rigs fell by 13 to 489, down 60 percent from a year ago. (Uu.A026)
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