Brent Crude Oil Futures Halt Five-Day Advance in London on Demand Concern By Grant Smith - Apr 7, 2011 5:13 AM PT http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...-day-advance-in-london-on-demand-concern.html -- We have some signs of the negative impact of high prices on demand in the last weeks, and I would expect more numbers in that direction in coming weeks,â said Andy Sommer, a senior analyst at EGL AG in Diet****, Switzerland. âThe market is too high right now. If there are no additional supply outages I expect a downward correction.â -- âThe Libyan situation has been priced inâ to the oil price, said Ben Westmore, a minerals and energy economist at National Australia Bank Ltd. in Melbourne. âWe havenât seen further signs of contagion and as a result prices seem relatively comfortable around this range.â -- <b>Nigerian output may decline after the presidential election takes place on April 16, according to Barclays Capital.</b> That would curb supplies of the light, low-sulfur grades that have been curtailed because of fighting in Libya. More than 50 people have died in election-related violence since July, according to Amnesty International, while sectarian clashes in the north have claimed the lives of at least 200 since Dec. 24.
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Reasons for 110 today: 1) technical breakout, 2) ridiculous discount to brent, needs to narrow, 3) Bernanke money printing continuing 4) ECB raises rates, dollar under pressure Why don't you see 110 today?