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Energy Complex Solid, But Demand Spotty

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  • WTI and Brent crude futures firmed for a third session Wednesday, as markets continue to price in the growing likelihood of an economic recovery in the latter half of 2021. Markets boost futures prices across the curve Wednesday, with all contacts out to Jul-25 now north of $54/bbl.
  • Saudi Arabia's official selling prices showed further inconsistency of demand, however, with oil headed to the US seeing prices tick higher, while crude headed to Europe and Asia had prices cut.
  • Weekly DoE numbers were further supportive for prices, showing an expectedly large draw of close to 8mln bbls, while refinery utilization ticked higher by 1.1%.
  • Gold shrugged off early losses, while silver continues to lag. This corrects the pressure seen in the gold/silver ratio throughout April and in the early few sessions of May.

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