Weekend News 06Oct

The Brent-WTI spread closed higher this week at/near $22.12.
This is interesting for two reasons:
 1. $20 has been a key resistance level for months,
2. The market's clear sellside bias in WTI this week.

Yet again this week, we see aggressive selling in WTI
with a rising Brent-WTI spread.

Next week's response to these diverging conditions
either place Brent above value or WTI below value on a
relative basis.

Was this week's selling market specific
to WTI or a foreshadow of more
downside ahead?...
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Central Banks
  • QE3 Priced In? Comparison of QE1 v QE2 v QE3. (Zerohedge)
  • FOMC Minutes Reveal Nothing New. (Zerohedge)
  • Weekly Fund Flows: Emerging Mkt & Hard Currency Bonds Inflows. (FT Beyond BRICs)
Geo-Politics
  • As Rial Plunges, Congress Looks To Expand Iran Sanctions. (Reuters)
  • Hyperinflation: Iran's Way Out? (Telegraph)
  • IMF: Global Recovery Will Take Six More Years. (Telegraph)
Supply/Demand & Markets