Oil: Deficits support higher prices – TD Securities
The post Oil: Deficits support higher prices – TD Securities appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. TD Securities’ Ryan McKay argues that Crude Oil is far from oversupplied, with high-frequency global and Chinese balances still pointing to tightness. McKay expects ongoing market deficits, inventory drawdowns and the rebuilding of buffers to keep prices elevated, projecting a recovery toward $90/bbl and possible extension toward $100/bbl as structural tightness persists. Structural tightness and deficit outlook “Our high-frequency estimates of global and Chinese supply-demand balances, along with Middle Eastern production, continue to point to market tightness despite increased flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Ongoing market deficits, inventory drawdowns, and longer-term rebuilding of market buffers should see prices recover toward $90/bbl, with potential for a move toward $100/bbl.” “Flows through the Strait of Hormuz have increased notably since the signing of the MoU [Memorandum of