Crude Oil Fundamental Analysis March 21, 2012, Forecast

By FXEmpire.com

Analysis and Recommendations:

Crude Oil is trading at down at 105.61 having fallen over 2.48 in today’s session.

Investors took heed oil supplies are plentiful and futures overpriced after Saudi officials said as much. Contract expiration and a slightly higher dollar also weighed negatively.

Saudi Arabia assured western nations either they or other members of OPEC would make sure that oil were plentiful. The geopolitical atmosphere turned down a notch or so.

As China’s economic growth begins to show signs of slowing, the demand for oil will fall.

Oil should continue to drop to the 100.00 range.

Oil inventories due out this week are expected to show a slowdown in consumption and a higher than normal level in inventory, which should help ease pressure off prices.

Economic Events: (GMT)

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