Spot Cargo Markets — US Stock Draw

摘要

US WTI crude futures peaked at $101.38 per barrel Wednesday as stocks fell sharply at the contract’s Cushing, Oklahoma price-point. US crude tanks built 3.3 million barrels nationally last week but fell 2.7 million bbl at Cushing as the Keystone XL pipeline extension drained local stocks faster than at any time since last July. News of a rise in US jobless claims threatened to undermine the US domestic benchmark Thursday, as did poor retail sales figures. US consumers are thought to be spending a much higher proportion of their income on home heating during the current fiercely cold weather.