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Crude Pulls Back With Stronger US Dollar

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Brent and WTI crude front month contracts are back trading negative on the day with no clear direction today and reacting to a stronger US dollar.

  • Weak demand concerns from a potential US recession and slower recovery in China and strong Russian output are weighed against the tighter supplies from OPEC, Iraq and Canada and with US plans to start refilling the SPR after June.
  • Crude Dec23-Dec24 spreads are relatively unchanged on the day, but the Brent prompt spread is finding some support and the WTI prompt spread has returned into backwardation after drifting negative yesterday.
  • The WTI-Brent spread is wider with concern for US demand and after a recent halt to the declining trend in Cushing inventory levels.
    • Brent JUL 23 down -0.3% at 74.78$/bbl
    • WTI JUN 23 down -0.2% at 70.73$/bbl
    • WTI-Brent down -0.02$/bbl at -4.06$/bbl
    • Brent JUL 23-AUG 23 up 0.02$/bbl at 0.24$/bbl
    • Brent DEC 23-DEC 24 down -0.07$/bbl at 2.52$/bbl
    • WTI JUN 23-JUL 23 up 0.03$/bbl at 0.02$/bbl
    • WTI DEC 23-DEC 24 down -0.01$/bbl at 2.99$/bbl

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