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Oil Trading Alert: Crude oil drops as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data raise the Fed taper speculation
November 1, 2013, 7:38 AMOn Thursday, crude oil closed lower for the third day in a row and lost 0.36%. Light crude extended losses as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data fueled speculation that the Fed may start tapering stimulus sooner than expected. In this way, the price dropped slightly above the October low.
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Oil Trading Alert: Crude oil drops as inventories rise more than expected
October 31, 2013, 6:18 AMOn Wednesday, crude oil extended declines after the EIA showed that crude oil stocks rose more than expected last week. This weekly report fueled concerns over a slowdown in demand from the world’s largest oil consumer. In this way, light crude lost 1.17% and slipped below $97 per barrel once again.
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Oil Trading Alert: Crude oil declines as disappointing U.S. economic data raises concerns over weaker demand
October 30, 2013, 10:40 AMOn Tuesday, crude oil lost 0.81% and dropped below $98 once again as disappointing U.S. economic data fuelled concerns over weaker demand in the world's biggest oil consumer. Additionally, data from American Petroleum Institute showed that U.S. crude oil stocks rose by 5.9 million barrels last week while stockpiles at Cushing increased by 2.2 million barrels.
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Oil Trading Alert: Crude oil extends gains as drop in Libyan oil exports raises supply concerns
October 29, 2013, 11:32 AMOn Monday, crude oil closed higher for the third day in a row and gained 0.64%. Light crude rose after Reuters reported that exports from Libya had fallen to the lowest level in six weeks after operations at its western port of Zawia had been suspended at the weekend. Additionally, U.S. data showed that industrial production rose at the fastest pace in seven months in September, which boosted the demand outlook and pushed crude oil to its highest level since Oct. 23.
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Oil Trading Alert: Crude oil gains as investors bet on U.S. refineries processing more oil
October 28, 2013, 10:04 AMOn Friday, crude oil ended higher for the second day in row and gained 0.69% as traders bet that increasing refinery operations and a major new Midwest pipeline will slow the rise in U.S. crude stockpiles. In spite of this growth, light crude finished the week with a 3% loss and its third weekly decline.
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