Gold Silver Reports – Crude Oil Above $80 Before Christmas? – With oil prices trading near their highest level in two years, some traders are betting that the price rise could have more room to run.
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Crude Prices Rise on Expected fall in US Inventories, Geopolitical Tensions
Gold Silver Reports – Crude Prices Rise on Expected fall in US Inventories – Brent oil prices rose to a three-week high on Wednesday as weekly US crude inventories are expected to have fallen steeply and geopolitical tensions around oil-rich Iraq and Iran raised risk premiums.
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Oil up on OPEC output Decline; U.S. Refinery Restarts
Brent Oil Continues to rise – Analysis – 12 April 2017

Iran Will Cut Benefits on Oil Sales to Indian State Refiners
Gold Silver Reports ✅ — Iran will cut some benefits to Indian state-run refiners on crude purchases after the South Asian country decided to reduce the amount of oil it buys from the Persian Gulf nation, people with knowledge of the matter said.
CHINA TO REMAIN NET IMPORTER OF OILSEEDS IN MY 2016/17
Gold Silver Reports — China continues to be the largest oilseed importer in the world.In MY15/16, Chinas total oilseed imports reached 87.93 million tons (MMT). Chinese total soybean imports hit another record at 83.23 MMT, absorbing 61 percent of total world exports, and 59 percent of total U.S. soybean exports. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates this growing trend in soybean imports will continue and reach 86 MMT in MY16/17, and 89 MMT in MY17/18.

