by DantesPeak » Fri 06 Jun 2008, 10:02:22
MS could have figured this out before by reading our Weekly Inventory Thread and my OPEC Exports Heading To Asia thread:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'O')il prices have dipped by around $10 on an almost monthly basis this year, only to jump to new heights. Although world oil demand is seen as shaky due to fuel price hikes in Asia and lower demand in the U.S., supplies are still tight, wrote Ole Slorer, an analyst with Morgan Stanley. The bank now calls for oil prices to hit $150 a barrel by July 4.
"Middle East oil exports are stable, but Asia is taking an unprecedented share," he wrote. "(The U.S. is) unlikely to break this trend of sharply drawing inventories on 'surprisingly low imports' anytime soon."
WSJ
June 6, 2008 9:55 a.m.
It's already over, now it's just a matter of adjusting.