Commodity Daily News

Another Day of Falling Crude Oil Prices

Oil prices fell for the seventh straight day yesterday, with a barrel costing $10 less than it did just one week ago when crude hit a new high for the year. Oil prices had already begun to slide after peaking last Tuesday, and dismal jobs numbers last week from both the U.S. and Europe have hastened the decline.


Optimism about a quick economic recovery and a rebound in energy demand, were dampened after the Labor Department reported last Thursday that U.S. economy lost a larger than expected 467,000 jobs in June. On the same day, a report from Europe indicated that unemployment in the 16 countries that use the EUR spiked to a 10-year high in May. However, the release of Crude Oil inventory today is likely to help determine the market's next direction for Black Gold. Therefore, traders are advised now to make some profits as the price of Crude Oil is set to remain volatile in the short-medium term.