Midweek News 06Mar

Source: EIA (Mar 2013)

Graphics

• "When Interest Rates Were Interest Rates..." (Grant's Pub)
• Global Interest Rates. (Reuters/Catherine Trevethan)
• Global PMI. (Markit/Chris Williamson)
• China Investment In US. (Reuters/Catherine Trevethan)

Central Banks

• Vice Chair Yellen Says Forceful Stimulus Needed. (Reuters)
• British Banks Cut Lending Despite BOE Largesse. (Reuters)

Geopolitics

• UN, US Rachet Up Pressure Over Iranian Nuclear Program. (RT)
• China Willing To Join Exxon In Iraq's Qurna. (Reuters)
• Sequester Politics Delay Keystone XL? (Platts)
• Chavez Passes: Head of Venezuelan Parliament, Diosdado Cabello, Assumes Interim Presidency. (RT)

Supply/Demand & Markets

• API: +5.6mil. (Reuters)
• EIA: +3.8mil v 800k exp. (EIA)
• Total Primary Energy Supply Increased By 130% between 1971-2010. (OECD)
• Dow Hits All Time High On Stimulus, Corporate Profits. (Telegraph)
• Keystone XL Pipeline Now Redundant? (Business Week)