Author: Dr. Nancy Yamaguchi

Oil prices and stock markets continued their upward trek this week, with early and mid-week optimism now being tempered by soaring rates of COVID-19 infections. New daily cases of COVID-19 shattered records in seven of the past...

Oil prices and stock markets have been moving back up this week, though the country remains on tenterhooks over the U.S. presidential election. Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a narrow lead over President Donald Trump, but...

Markets retreated during the week October 23-30, with U.S. cases of COVID-19 surging to alarming new highs. Not only does the U.S. continue to have the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world, but its 7-day moving average...

Oil prices continued to slide this week. Demand fears continue. The seasonal downturn in gasoline demand is only being offset partially by a modest recovery in jet fuel use and in diesel use in the agricultural and home heating...

Oil markets had another tumultuous week, with prices now heading down. Last week, Hurricane Delta and international supply constraints lent support to prices. Those constraints have relaxed, and demand concerns have returned to...