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Still on the front foot

OIL

Oil continued to drive higher yesterday as the positive effects of vaccine developments continued to buoy optimism about the global economy.

  • Oil was also helped by a surprise drawdown in the DOE crude inventory data. Inventories had been expected to rise 234k barrels but instead fell by 754k barrels.
  • The weaker dollar has also helped oil, with the DXY index sliding lower yesterday.
  • Brent and WTI have shown little movement overnight.
  • Out technical analyst notes that Brent is currently on course to move towards the psychological $50/bbl level while in WTI the break above $44.59/oz earlier this week will set up a move towards $48.07, a Fibonacci projection.

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