Angela Henshall takes a closer look at what investors are expecting from oil prices and their energy market exposure in the months ahead.
From $500-a-barrel hysteria to soaring petrol prices closer to home, oil has been the top economics story of the decade, while finding opportunities in energy investing has been heralded as the megatrend of the future. Managers believe the oil market is currently looking relatively well-balanced with the latest figures from the International Energy Agency in Paris – the most closely tracked data - showing inventories, or stocks of barrels, meeting demand. According to managers, this snap-shot seems to reflect the view that prices close to Brent $110 a barrel are here to stay. But what...
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