Texas Freeze Causes Mixed Crude Trading, But Analysts Continue Bullish Post-Covid Outlook
Texas Freeze Causes Mixed Crude Trading, But Analysts Continue Bullish Post-Covid Outlook by Ship & Bunker News Team Thursday February 25, 2021 The sharp drop in U.S. crude output last week due to freezing weather in southern states, along with the U.S. Federal Reserve stating that interest rates would remain low for awhile, caused West Texas Intermediate on Thursday to eke out a modest price gain; however, Brent declined minimally. Craig Erlam, senior analyst at OANDA, said, "With momentum appearing to slow a week before the next OPEC+ meeting, crude may be positioning for a small correct...