Letter from Breiddalur

By Paul Sankey Published on July 21, 2024 at 2:03 PM

Greetings again from Reykjavik, This week we will give you a quick look at the week ahead – which will be as mad as last week I reckon, for reasons to be outlined. For the specifics of oil stock performance last week, Sankey Research Global Head of Being Smart Mr Greg Bordelon will publish this evening, a day-by-day diary account of last week’s performance, which you will receive at 6pm ET this evening, “Model Portfolio” …

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Distillate demand as bad as COVID? Add back RD. Vistra vs Anastasia vs me.

By Paul Sankey Published on May 9, 2024 at 9:51 AM

A couple of weeks ago I made a noise complaint – just so much headline news that has a marginal impact on anyone’s reality. How do we see the forest for the trees? Protestors chant: Q: “What do we want?” A: “Media attention now!” Tonight on Happy Hour 4pm ET – Luke Gromen, Macro superstar. It’s not just what he knows, it’s who he knows. Luke clearly inhabits the virtuous circle of top clients = …

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Sunday Non-Plussed, OPEC+ and Rubber Chicken

By Paul Sankey Published on May 5, 2024 at 6:51 PM

Well personally, I feel like I got run over by Fed Chair Jay Powell last week, because I expected him to be hawkish, but he was dovish, simple as that. Guess there’s enough evidence of economic slowdown, for him to think that interest cuts are coming. CNBC May 1st 2024: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said it was unlikely that the central bank’s next move will be a rate hike. The comment spurred a rally …

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