Crude Follows Other Capital Markets by Shaking off Fed’s Surprise Stimulus Withdrawal
Friday, February 19th, 2010The late session drop from crude yesterday in response to a surprise tightening of the Fed’s monetary policy proved temporary (just as it was for the US dollar). Broad-based risk appetite recovered its footing and developed reasonable momentum, lifting the trader-friendly commodity to a five-week high while simultaneously keeping within the general channel that has defined price action since the February 5th reversal.