The Officials: Good vibes!
The Americans are in a good mood again: no more war, their 401(k) balances bulging as the S&P 500 hunts an all-time high! The vibes are good. Just don’t look ahead too far and see the ugly tariffs rearing their head again on 9 July. Oh, and the dollar is getting hammered. Pound Sterling reached $1.3769 in terms of US dollar this afternoon. Everyone is scrambling to get their money out of the US.
Flat price was on the up today as well, for the first time since Israel and Iran cooled their heels. It even peaked just over the $69 mark shortly before the close, though it fell back to $68.92/bbl. Time spread structure has solidified a little with the front spread firming at $1.28/bbl. But we still have a lingering contango from March 26 tenor forwards…