Permian rig count growth a boon to Texas’s overall economy Dallas-based Comerica Bank (ticker: CMA), released its Texas Economic Activity Index last week, saying its measure of the Texas economy advanced for a second consecutive month, gaining 0.4 percentage points in October to a level of 91.0. September’s index reading was 90.6. October’s index reading is 25%, above the index cyclical
Crude oil inventory draw beats expectations at 2.7 MMBO Crude oil inventories shrank for the fourth week in a row, according to information released from the Energy Information Administration. The total amount of crude in storage declined 2.6 MMBO, 1.2 MMBO more than economist expected, but WTI prices still fell over $1 per barrel as market watchers point out that
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the June report on unemployment today. Unemployment fell from 5.0% to 4.7% and the economy added only 38,000 jobs in May. The job gain was the lowest since 2010. In the last few years, the market has averaged gains of 200,000 jobs per month. April’s gains of 123,000 jobs and the May gain of
June Hike Likely – What is the Effect on Oil? On Wednesday May 18, 2016, the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its April meeting, sending vibrations throughout the markets. The message from the Fed to the market was simple: stay on your toes because the Fed is seriously considering raising interest rates in June. There has been speculation as
Oil jumped almost 3% on Wednesday April 27 to close above $45.33 a barrel for the first time since November 4, 2015, reaching new highs for 2016 amid mixed signs from the U.S. oil market and U.S. Federal Reserve. The oil market was the tale of two halves today with the inventory report coming in the morning and the Federal
First Lift Off in the History of U.S. Monetary Policy (Editor’s Note: Art Hogan, Wunderlich Securities, Inc. Director of Research & Chief Market Strategist, offered the following commentary about the Fed’s move this week to raise interest rates.) Seven years ago, the Federal Open Market Committee made the historically unprecedented move of targeting the zero bound for the federal funds
The Federal Reserve decided to stand pat following its two-day October meeting The U.S. Federal Reserve today decided to maintain rates near zero, leaving them unchanged since 2008. The Fed did announce that it is open to raising rates at the next meeting in December. “In determining whether it will be appropriate to raise (interest rates) at its next meeting,
Economic indicators positive, sideways and negative Yellen says she expects FED will raise rates in 2015 if employment grows Bill Gross criticizes the FED’s zero policy U.S. Bank Chief Investment Officer John De Clue, in a presentation to Denver area businesses, called for oil prices to eventually settle back at $60 per barrel. De Clue pointed to the lingering global oversupply and
Russia at risk of a Fed rate-raise – Moody’s A report from Moody’s Investors Service named Russia among four emerging markets most at risk from a potential increase in the U.S. interest rate, news that sent the ruble falling in value against the dollar for the first time in four days. The Russian currency slipped 0.6% to 65.86 to the
Stocks down as Yellen warns valuations are over historical averages Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned that stock valuations are “generally quite high,” and that “there are potential dangers” in a discussion yesterday with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde. Many analysts point out that stock prices, relative to corporate earnings, are higher than their historic norms. This could
During a two-day conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said it is time for the Fed to start focusing on globalization. Yellen said that the Fed’s ability to fulfill its mandates for full employment and price stability depends on understanding global markets and
The Brookings Institute released a study last week comparing the effects of immediate lifting of the U.S. crude oil export ban vs. delaying till 2020. The study data showed a positive uptick for the GDP in all cases, a 0.14 change in welfare, annual reduction in unemployment, additional production of 1.5 MMBOD in 2015, decline in gasoline prices by 9
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