Yesterday's weekly status report by the EIA showed a sharp increase in oil production which they say never really happened... Here is Bloomberg: "The
Average Hedge Fund Returns vs. S&P… Carpe Diem
Mark Perry at Carpe Diem compares hedge fund returns to the S&P from 2010 through July 2016: To be current, the S&P is Katie Ledecky and
GDPNow update… Atlanta Fed
After today's economic data, the Atlanta Fed bumped up its NOW (famous) GDP forecast for Q3 by .1 to +3.6%... "Latest forecast: 3.6 percent — August
Venezuela oil exports at risk… Bloomberg
When we think of areas of oil production at risk, let's remember to include Venezuela... Here is Bloomberg:
Electronic Market Maker, Virtue… Bloomberg
Here is an excellent description of Virtue, which makes markets in many markets all over the
Consumer Spending on Energy… Carpe Diem
From Carpe Diem (https://www.aei.org/publication/blog/carpe-diem/): "Another data point: Spending on “energy goods and services” as a share of total
Markets rally on Saudis, Russians “talking”…
From Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-idUSKCN10N03T): "On Monday, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak bolstered hopes that
Record US fuel exports to Latin America… Bloomberg
From Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-11/u-s-refiners-reap-rewards-from-latin-american-gasoline-shortage-irr37msr): "From
World liquid fuels balance… EIA
This is from the EIA's Short Term Energy Outlook released earlier this week... The EIA continue to expect stock draws starting in the second half of