US Forecasters Fret About Oil Hit
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Top US economic forecasters are growing increasingly worried about the impact of surging oil prices on consumer and business spending in 2005, a survey released on Sunday showed.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are expected to be in a cautious mood at the open Monday, as investors remain edgy about the latest fluctuation in the price of oil...
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Forecasts for a warm winter may spell relief for households and businesses in the U.S. Northeast dealing with record high heating oil prices.
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Crude futures fell by nearly $3 a barrel yesterday as traders anticipated warmer weather in the US Northeast later in the week and responded to weekend snowstorms in the US Midwest that kept motorists off the road.
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Investors are expected to focus on oil prices and corporate earnings outlooks next week, and the slightest warning about company revenues could weigh on stocks.
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New York crude oil futures fell, extending last week&#39;s 5.1 percent decline, on expectations warmer- than-normal weather in the US will reduce demand on the country&#39;s fuel stockpiles.
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WASHINGTON: Global finance chiefs may admit this week that soaring oil prices are a cloud on a generally sunny world economic horizon but they will likely dismiss any chance they could drown growth.
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Oil prices fell 5 percent on Monday as forecasts of a return to mild winter weather in the US Northeast eased worries about heating oil suppplies.
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While consumers, presidential candidates and the stock and bond markets are focused on oil prices, the oil traders themselves are more concerned about volatility.
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Oil prices stayed close to &#36;49 a barrel on Thursday, supported by a forecast for an early cold snap in the United States that could put a strain on a thin supply cushion of winter heating fuel.
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U.S. crude futures skidded more than half a dollar lower on Monday, as a mild New Year's weekend in the United States and forecasts for above-average temperatures were expected to cap heating oil demand, traders said.
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U.S. oil prices hovered near $47 a  barrel on Wednesday, awaiting data that was expected to show a  big drop in fuel stocks in the United States due to  weather-related disruptions to output and shipments.
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Top U.S. economic forecasters are growing increasingly worried about the impact of surging oil prices on consumer and business spending in 2005, a survey released on Sunday showed.
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Political headwinds are likely to batter this oil producer's results.
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Lowest US oil inventories in 30 years may pinch consumers in heating and shopping season.
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Investors will watch for oil news from Russia and Iraq next week, but skepticism that crude prices can stay sky-high is growing and a break in the energy market would fuel a rally in U.S. stock markets.
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US stocks looked set to open lower on Monday as oil prices approach record levels, fueling concerns that high energy costs are biting into corporate profits and consumer spending.