Daily Oil Fundamentals

President’s Day Was Supposed To Be Monday, Not the Whole Week

19 Feb 2025

President’s Day Was Supposed To Be Monday, Not the Whole Week

After being diverted with a foray into the diplomatic world, Donald Trump has come roaring back to the tariff table and once again put markets on edge. Late on Tuesday, the President repeated his intention to pursue a policy on cars of 25%. However, he elaborated on a plan to add a similar charge to pharmaceuticals and semiconductors offering a date of 2nd of April for implementation.

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The US Will Go it Alone

18 Feb 2025

The US Will Go it Alone

Oil prices continue to be muted, mulling varied influences but way too frightened of falling foul of a geopolitical hand grenade that might be tossed from Washington.

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A Week of the Same Again

17 Feb 2025

A Week of the Same Again

President Trump continues to wear the tag of the most influential inhabitant there has ever been in the White House. Doling out his wisdoms and unique take on diplomatic negotiation, markets were forced to ignore such lofty data last week in the form of European GDP, US CPI, PPI and Retail Sales and Jerome Powell’s two-day testimony on Capitol Hill.