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Crude oil, energy are resting bears buoyed by the stock market
Crude oil will be stable as long as the stock market stays lofty, with limited further upside for the bouncing natural gas price.
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Inflation or deflation, metals may be gaining the upper hand
Metals are all about the gold bull-market vs. a copper bear that may be in transition, with recovery relying on sustaining the record-setting equities rally.
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Crude oil, broad commodity market: Minions vs. equities, dollar
Broad commodities are being buoyed by the rising stock market and are at elevated risk to an ebbing tide, but metals remains the highest potential sustained commodity appreciation.
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Tightening U.S. gas market to resurrect coal generation
Prices are rising sharply because the gas market is tightening, and BloombergNEF anticipates that price action in gas will boost coal generation next year.
How technology can aid compliance with key margin reforms
We are now entering the home stretch of the implementation period for new initial margin rules.
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A trailblazing treasury transformation at Al-Futtaim
Al-Futtaim Group recently embarked on a treasury transformation to automate time-consuming manual processes to manage their more than 1,000 bank accounts and multiple banking partners.
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LIBOR contracts vex banks as benchmark retirement date nears
Large-scale contract remediation and credit-adjustment spread calculations take time, which is quickly ticking away.
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Weak refining margins a headwind to higher oil prices
U.S. Gulf Coast margins are at or near seasonal lows as U.S product inventories remain high with the most attractive margins are only yielding $3.80.
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OPEC compliance still appears good as Iraq pledges extra cuts
Pledged overdue output cuts could help mitigate rising OPEC oil supply as post-recovery reforms may result in a permanent reduction in global demand.
India insight: Worst quarter for GDP expected with 20.5% drop
India’s GDP likely recorded its worst ever contraction during the quarter ending June, as the country went under what was among the world’s most severe lockdowns.