Posts by: Phil Flynn

Bad Day For The Energy Transition. The Energy Report 06/20/2024

On June 20, 2024 - 8:19 AM By

Billions and billions of dollars spent! Higher prices for energy and global instability all in the name of saving the planet from climate change. Yet I […]

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Peak Oil by Design. The Energy Report 06/18/2024

On June 18, 2024 - 7:54 AM By

While there are expectations that global oil demand will break the record this year and for years to come, there are signs that global oil […]

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At It Again. The Energy Report 06/17/2024

On June 17, 2024 - 8:49 AM By

Apparently the Biden Administration believes that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is their own little political slush fund. The Biden team is saying that they […]

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Copper Slump and Dumb. Manic Metals Report 06/17/2024

On June 17, 2024 - 8:48 AM By

Copper dumped as China’s Housing sector slumped and Industrial output came in shy of expectations. Industrial metals dipped except platinum is putting on a show.

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Throwing A Flag Day. The Energy Report 06/14/2024

On June 14, 2024 - 7:54 AM By

It’s Flag Day today and what better day to point out that OPEC called a penalty flag on the International Energy Agency IEA calling their […]

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Powell And Metals. Manic Metals Report 06/13/2024

On June 13, 2024 - 9:02 AM By

Fed Chair Jerome Powell single handedly smashed global metal markets after the Fed showed concerns about sticky inflation yet after a soft CPI and the […]

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Exceeding Congressional Authority. The Energy Report 06/13/2024

On June 13, 2024 - 7:47 AM By

Commodity price volatility is exploding after the Fed disappoints. Some markets including the petroleum markets, even after the soft inflation reading, oet confused after an […]

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The Last Resort. Manic Metals Report 06/12/2024

On June 12, 2024 - 9:17 AM By

Many years ago, when I first got into the commodity business, I had my share of what I used to think of as old codgers […]

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Dreams Die Hard. The Energy Report 06/12/2024

On June 12, 2024 - 8:36 AM By

The IEA has a dream to cope with anything. If they see the wonder, of a fairy tale, they can take the future, even if […]

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Price Caps Woking Some, What? The Energy Report 06/11/2024

On June 11, 2024 - 9:18 AM By

Oil prices had its best day in two months as the market got over its OPEC cut “taper tantrum”.  The market seemed to awaken to […]

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Forever Young. Manic Metals Report 06/07/2024

On June 11, 2024 - 8:52 AM By

There’s an old saying in the commodity business that volatility keeps a trader young. Well, if you’re trading the metals the way we are, you’re going to […]

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Houthi Rebels Won’t Go Away. The Energy Report 06/10/2024

On June 10, 2024 - 8:30 AM By

Iranian backed Houthi rebels are kind of like cockroaches that you can’t get rid of. They keep coming back and attacking. Despite the Biden administration’s plan […]

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