Crude Oil Fundamental Analysis March 15, 2012, Forecast

By FX Empire.com

Analysis and Recommendations:

Crude Oil continues to fall, trading at 105.47 down 1.25. The drop in crude also came as the IEA said in its monthly report that it expects global oil demand to grow 0.9% in 2012, as the economic backdrop and high oil prices “restrain any upside momentum for consumption.”

The agency projects global daily demand of 89.9 million barrels in 2012.

The report also showed that global oil supply fell 200.000 barrels a day in February, with the highest output level for OPEC since 2008 only partly offsetting a decline from non-OPEC countries.

Geopolitical concerns about potential losses related to Iran add more uncertainty for crude outlook, the agency said. U.S. crude oil inventories increased by 1.8 million barrels in the week ended March 9, missing estimates for a 2.0 million barrel increase. U.S. crude supplies rose by 0.8 million barrels in the preceding week.

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