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soonerhubs
9/8/2008, 12:08 PM
What's in it for these guys that they keep predicting high oil prices? I'd like some names of these evil people. :mad:
Courtesy of http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/futures-jump-fannie-freddie-takeover/
(http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/futures-jump-fannie-freddie-takeover/)

Commodities

In the commodities markets, oil was down 92 cents to $105.29 a barrel in New York. Crude traders are watching the movement of Hurricane Ike, which is currently passing over Cuba as a Category 2 storm. Forecasters at the National Weather Service have predicted that Ike could enter the Gulf of Mexico later this week.

Both ExxonMobil (XOM: 76.53, +0.91, +1.20%) and ConocoPhillips said Monday they have begun preparations to evacuate personnel from off-shore oil platforms in the Gulf because Ike.

Also related to crude, Goldman Sachs (GS: 166.19, +2.95, +1.80%) reemphasized its forecast for oil to remain at the $130-a-barrel for the fourth quarter this year. It also said it expects oil to be $140 a barrel through 2009.

mdklatt
9/8/2008, 12:23 PM
What's in it for these guys that they keep predicting high oil prices?

Common sense?

tommieharris91
9/8/2008, 12:35 PM
Well, you can take solace in the fact that they are losing a ton of money holding oil and predicting higher prices. They're always an oil bull. FWIW, I don't see oil that high. People won't buy it at that high of a price. Also, the dollar strengthened from $1.60/euro to $1.40/euro in the span of about 2 months.

OklahomaTuba
9/8/2008, 01:04 PM
Goldman must believe the dollar will weaken.

tommieharris91
9/8/2008, 02:50 PM
Goldman must believe the dollar will weaken.

Nope. They see $1.35/euro.