Oil prices fell today on continued demand concerns as the overall economic recovery in Europe is beginning to dwindle.

“While oil-market fundamentals may have started to normalize, much of the progress comes from the supply side, while demand continues to disappoint,”

Prices rose very slightly on positive inventory numbers, overshadowing demand worries. Crude stocks had a draw of 1.63MM/bbls vs a forecasted draw -2.74 MM/bbls as exports decreased 1MM/bpd.

“There are still ongoing concerns about COVID and there are continuing concerns about the lack of a deal in Congress for stimulus

China plans to boost US crude imports, even though they had been falling short of targets. Chinese state-owned oil firms have tentatively booked tankers to transport at least 20 million barrels of U.S. crude for August and September.

Oil prices edged lower today as pessimism about this year’s oil demand resurfaces. After two major forecasters (OPEC and the IEA) revised down their projections, the market is looking at the weakening outlook just as production is on the upswing.

the latest surge of infections in the U.S. will need to be closely monitored, as a continuation of this trend may lead to erosion in rebounding consumer confidence and spending behavior,

Crude oil prices traded up today after a larger than expected inventory drop. U.S. crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week as crude production dropped sharply and refiners ramped up production

Oil prices whipsawed from gains to losses during the trading session, led lower by other financial markets, falling below a key technical level.

Oil prices climbed today on hopes of increased stimulus and improving Chinese factory data. Oil also got a boost when the TSA announced that airport screening numbers hit the highest level since mid-March.