05/15/12 Continued concerns over Greece's political impasse and a drop in foreign investment in China has kept front month crude prices slightly lower Tuesday afternoon to trade just below $95 a barrel.
05/15/12 Following an array of mixed global economic reports, the euro has remained steady against the dollar Tuesday afternoon.
05/14/12 Front month crude prices started the new week in the red, sliding more than 2% intraday, as global equities slipped on Greek government concerns and weak data out of China.
05/14/12 The euro currency has continued its decline Monday as Greece political worries and slowdown expectations in China kept investors risk averse.
05/11/12 Front month crude prices were once again in the red Friday afternoon following a weak reading in Chinese production and investment data.
05/11/12 The euro is again trading lower against the dollar Friday in the forex markets on continued political concerns in Greece and weak data out of China.
05/10/12 Front month crudse prices were steady above $97 a barrel following a rise in global equities.
05/10/12 The euro currency has steadied Thursday afternoon but still remains near multi-month lows against the dollar as political uncertainty in Greece kept investors on edge.
05/09/12 A larger-than-expected jump in crude supplies last week helped pave the way for front month crude prices to sliup once again, trading below $97 a barrel.
05/09/12 The euro continued to dive Wednesday morning after a rise in Spanish yields and growing political uncertainty in Europe kept investors away from higher-yielding assets.
05/08/12 Front month crude prices were again in the red this morning following a slide in global equities and concerns over the health of the eurozone.
05/08/12 The euro continued t lose ground Tuesday morning as political uncertainty in Greece has lifted worries concerning future austerity measures and the health of the euro zone.
05/07/12 Front month crude prices continued to slide Monday following European poll results and concerns over the health of the EU.
05/07/12 The euro hit a three-month low against the dollar Monday morning and continued to slide as the results of elections in Greece and France have called into question the future of austerity measures and the health of the EU.
05/04/12 Weak manufacturing data out of Europe and weaker-than-expected jobs creation in the US paved the way for oil prices to tank Friday afternoon well below $100 a barrel.
05/04/12 Weak eurozone PMI data and a weaker-than-expected jobs report lifted risk aversion in the forex markets Friday morning.
05/03/12 Front month crude prices took a back seat this afternoon following yesterday's inventory rise and continued signs of European economic weakness.
05/03/12 The euro was sliding this morning against the dollar following an improvement in jobless claims while Spanish bond yields rose following another auction.
05/02/12 A surprise jump in crude inventories by 2.8 million barrels last week led the way for a front month crude prices to drop by more than a dollar Wednesday afternoon.
05/02/12 Weak eurozone manufacturing data, especially out of Germany, paved the way for a rise in risk aversion this morning in the forex markets.
