From a recent WSJ article (http://www.wsj.com/articles/crude-oil-prices-fall-as-hopes-for-production-cuts-fade-1471857989) here are some explanations
Crude oil disruptions in Nigeria… EIA
From the August 18th (I was on vacation) edition of Today in Energy from the EIA (http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=27572): "Crude oil
+100,000 barrel per day increase?…. Bloomberg
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: