Jason Schenker
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Jason Schenker
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Whether we hit it today or next week, I don't really think hitting $50 is going to give us a downturn.
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What we're seeing is a lot stronger numbers than were anticipated, also with an upward revision in August and July. All of this bodes well for the economy and shows perhaps the economy was not as severely affected by the hurricanes as initially anticipated.
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The crack spread of gasoline has collapsed, and only an escalation of Iranian tensions could buttress crude at this level.
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There are nice, healthy builds across the board, even in distillates. Barring a major geopolitical disruption, or things changing with OPEC, there will be pressure to the downside.
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With the year-on-year deficit in gasoline and with economic growth it is hard to be bearish about energy in the short or medium term. The manufacturing and retail numbers, the regional and national numbers, wherever you look they are positive. The same goes for overseas.
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Concerns about the economy have tipped the 10-year down. Obviously if rates rise, we should see some slowing, but we don't anticipate any type of collapse by any means.
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You've got (U.S.) supplies coming from a lot of places: more imports, more refinery capacity and more production from the Gulf of Mexico, and that's pulling down prices in the short term.
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The supply disruption premium has overwhelmed fundamental physical supply in the marketplace as issue number one.
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The service sector performed well, with new orders rising, prices declining and employment inching up.
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You could still see some downward price moves if the Iranian situation just fades from view. If it fades from the headlines you could see oil prices move down several dollars.
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I think it is easily conceivable that we could see crude futures hit $70 this week.
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The employment index, however, declined. This could bode ill for October's payrolls.
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If there were a lot of homes in inventory, we could anticipate a bubble bursting, but there isn't,
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We have to wait for the refineries to come back on line, which will take a couple weeks. We're hearing a lot about the importance of getting the power going, but that isn't the only problem we will have reopening the refineries. Homes throughout the region are destroyed and workers need someplace to live.