Market Comments http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments RSS Feed for Market Comments en-us Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:10:41 GMT Brent slips below $108 on euro zone worries, dollar http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments/Brent-slips-below-108-on-euro-zone-worries-dollar-135437463.html Brent crude oil slipped below $108 a barrel on Monday as investors worried a European deal on closer fiscal union would not solve its debt crisis and might deepen a regional slowdown. Oil rises above $109, Iran in focus http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments/Oil-rises-above-109-Iran-in-focus-134899078.html Oil rose above $109 a barrel on Friday as rising tension over major oil exporter Iran and a report showing the U.S. economy created more jobs countered concern about the euro zone debt crisis. Oil price above $100 on international banking plan http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments/Oil-price-above-100-on-international-banking-plan--134780583.html The price of oil on Wednesday finished trading above $100 for the first time in two weeks, as the U.S. and other countries made it easier for banks to lend money and keep the global economy growing. Oil above $98 ahead of US crude supply data http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments/Oil-above-98-ahead-of-US-crude-supply-data--134319868.html Oil prices rose to near $98 a barrel Tuesday as traders looked to the latest U.S. crude supply reports for signs demand may be improving. Oil prices fall on fears of slow economic growth http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments/Oil-prices-fall-on-fears-of-slow-economic-growth--134265383.html Oil prices fell Monday on fears that the world economy will weaken and push down demand for crude. Oil below $97 on fears about EU debts, US deficit http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments/Oil-below-97-on-fears-about-EU-debts-US-deficit--134241713.html Oil prices fell below $97 a barrel Monday, echoing a decline in global equities on persistent concerns about the European debt crisis and floundering efforts to cut the U.S. deficit. Oil tumbles $2 on Eurozone woes http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments/Oil-tumbles-2-on-Eurozone-woes-134036358.html Oil prices tumbled more than $2 a barrel on Thursday as the European debt crisis threatened to hit France and Spain, while Italy's borrowing costs remained at unsustainable levels. U.S. oil leaps above $100 on Seaway reversal plan http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments/US-oil-leaps-above-100-on-Seaway-reversal-plan-133980358.html U.S. and Brent crude futures headed in opposite directions on Wednesday, jostled by a plan to reverse the Seaway pipeline by next year to help ease an oil glut at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub. Oil hits $100, first time since July http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments/Oil-hits-100-first-time-since-July--133959923.html Oil prices have hit $100 per barrel for the first time in nearly four months. Oil up on economic data despite EU contagion worry http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/energy/market-comments/Oil-up-on-economic-data-despite-EU-contagion-worry-133909178.html Oil prices rose Tuesday on supportive data that pointed to continued economic growth in the fourth quarter, sending U.S. crude to a 16-week peak and offsetting concerns that the euro zone debt crisis will keep spreading.