{"id":10905,"date":"2010-05-22T08:19:57","date_gmt":"2010-05-22T06:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/10905\/brent-oil-rollercoaster-ride-ahead-as-eu-sets-euro-strategy\/"},"modified":"2010-05-22T08:19:57","modified_gmt":"2010-05-22T06:19:57","slug":"brent-oil-rollercoaster-ride-ahead-as-eu-sets-euro-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/10905\/brent-oil-rollercoaster-ride-ahead-as-eu-sets-euro-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Brent oil rollercoaster ride ahead as EU sets euro strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Brent oil prices ended another busy trading week with a rollercoaster session, during which prices fell another $5, leaving Brent crude oil futures around the $71 mark as the EU sets out a new euro strategy to combat recent eurozone debt issues.<\/p>\n<p>Last night, European finance ministers agreed a strategy to overhaul the EU\u2019s single currency rules, committing themselves to implement greater budgetary discipline by strengthening the euro\u2019s Stability and Growth Pact.<\/p>\n<p>They signed up to moves to reduce the huge disparities in economic efficiency across Europe, and within the eurozone in particular, and to introduce more effective economic governance.<\/p>\n<p>Herman Van Rompuy, the European Council President, who chaired the meeting, confirmed that discussions over the next five months would work out the new detailed rules.<\/p>\n<p>Commodity markets including WTI and Brent oil prices maybe in for a rollercoaster summer ahead as many investors are divided on future oil price direction.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?url=http2F2Foil2F052Fbrent-oil-rollercoaster-ride-ahead-as-eu-sets-euro-strategy.html&title=Brent+oil+rollercoaster+ride+ahead+as+EU+sets+euro+strategy\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lightsocial_img\" src=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/wp-content\/plugins\/light-social\/digg.png\" alt=\"Digg This\" title=\"Digg 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href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/oil_trading\/04\/2010\/brent-oil-price-trading-at-2010-highs-on-contract-expiry.html\" title=\"Brent oil price trading at 2010 highs on contract expiry\">Brent oil price trading at 2010 highs on contract expiry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/04\/2010\/brent-oil-price-trading-at-85-greece-bailout-boosts-euro.html\" title=\"Brent oil price trading at $85, Greece bailout boosts euro\">Brent oil price trading at $85, Greece bailout boosts euro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/oil_prices\/04\/2010\/crude-oil-prices-hit-2010-trading-high-on-falling-us-dollar.html\" title=\"Crude oil prices hit 2010 trading high on falling US dollar\">Crude oil prices hit 2010 trading high on falling US dollar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/oil_prices\/03\/2010\/crude-oil-prices-trading-lower-on-stronger-us-dollar.html\" title=\"Crude oil prices trading lower on stronger US dollar\">Crude oil prices trading lower on stronger US dollar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/light_oil_prices\/03\/2010\/light-oil-prices-end-the-week-well-above-80-trading-range.html\" title=\"Light oil prices end the week well above $80 trading range\">Light oil prices end the week well above $80 trading range<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/02\/2010\/brent-oil-price-trading-under-76-on-greece-worries.html\" title=\"Brent oil price trading under $76 on Greece Worries\">Brent oil price trading under $76 on Greece Worries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/02\/2010\/brent-oil-price-trading-steady-on-higher-us-stocks-data.html\" title=\"Brent oil price trading steady on higher US stocks data\">Brent oil price trading steady on higher US stocks data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/12\/2009\/brent-oil-prices-trading-around-71-heading-lower.html\" title=\"Brent oil prices trading around $71, heading lower?\">Brent oil prices trading around $71, heading lower?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/oil_prices\/05\/2010\/oil-prices-back-at-70-range-after-20-percent-may-losses.html\" title=\"Oil prices back at $70 range after 20 percent May losses\">Oil prices back at $70 range after 20 percent May losses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/05\/2010\/brent-oil-trading-at-71-as-commodities-markets-wacked.html\" title=\"Brent oil trading at $71 as commodities & markets wacked\">Brent oil trading at $71 as commodities & markets wacked<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/05\/2010\/brent-oil-trading-steady-near-74-as-wti-spread-closes-in.html\" title=\"Brent oil trading steady near $74 as WTI spread closes in\">Brent oil trading steady near $74 as WTI spread closes in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/light_oil_prices\/05\/2010\/wti-oil-price-at-69-mark-on-strong-dollar-high-stocks.html\" title=\"WTI oil price at $69 mark on strong dollar, high stocks\">WTI oil price at $69 mark on strong dollar, high stocks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/05\/2010\/brent-oil-price-dips-under-77-as-europe-spooks-markets.html\" title=\"Brent oil price dips under $77 as Europe spooks markets\">Brent oil price dips under $77 as Europe spooks markets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/05\/2010\/brent-oil-price-dips-to-77-as-traders-close-long-positions.html\" title=\"Brent oil price dips to $77 as traders close long positions\">Brent oil price dips to $77 as traders close long positions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/05\/2010\/brent-oil-price-hanging-at-80-big-premium-on-wti-crude.html\" title=\"Brent oil price hangs at $80, big premium on WTI crude\">Brent oil price hangs at $80, big premium on WTI crude<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/05\/2010\/brent-oil-price-trading-over-81-amid-euro-debt-concerns.html\" title=\"Brent oil price trading over $81 amid euro debt concerns\">Brent oil price trading over $81 amid euro debt concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/oil_prices\/05\/2010\/oil-prices-again-being-lead-by-dollar-and-euro-swings.html\" title=\"Oil prices again being lead by dollar and euro swings\">Oil prices again being lead by dollar and euro swings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rest is here:\u00a0<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveoilprices.co.uk\/oil\/brent_oil_prices\/05\/2010\/brent-oil-rollercoaster-ride-ahead-as-eu-sets-euro-strategy.html\" title=\"Brent oil rollercoaster ride ahead as EU sets euro strategy\">Brent oil rollercoaster ride ahead as EU sets euro strategy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Brent oil prices ended another busy trading week with a rollercoaster session, during which prices fell another $5, leaving Brent crude oil futures around the $71 mark as the EU sets out a new euro strategy to combat recent eurozone debt issues. Last night, European finance ministers agreed a strategy to overhaul the EU\u2019s single currency rules, committing themselves to implement greater budgetary discipline by strengthening the euro\u2019s Stability and Growth Pact. They signed up to moves to reduce the huge disparities in economic efficiency across Europe, and within the eurozone in particular, and to introduce more effective economic governance. Herman Van Rompuy, the European Council President, who chaired the meeting, confirmed that discussions over the next five months would work out the new detailed rules. Commodity markets including WTI and Brent oil prices maybe in for a rollercoaster summer ahead as many investors are divided on future oil price direction. Brent oil price trading at $74 as new Euro concerns hit Brent oil trading back at $85 as euro&#8217;s Greece rating junked Oil prices start the week trading higher on US data Brent oil price trading at 2010 highs on contract expiry Brent oil price trading at $85, Greece bailout boosts euro Crude oil prices hit 2010 trading high on falling US dollar Crude oil prices trading lower on stronger US dollar Light oil prices end the week well above $80 trading range Brent oil price trading under $76 on Greece Worries Brent oil price trading steady on higher US stocks data Brent oil prices trading around $71, heading lower? Oil prices back at $70 range after 20 percent May losses Brent oil trading at $71 as commodities &#038; markets wacked Brent oil trading steady near $74 as WTI spread closes in WTI oil price at $69 mark on strong dollar, high stocks Brent oil price dips under $77 as Europe spooks markets Brent oil price dips to $77 as traders close long positions Brent oil price hangs at $80, big premium on WTI crude Brent oil price trading over $81 amid euro debt concerns Oil prices again being lead by dollar and euro swings <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lightning_design_setting":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-welcome-start-here-tradecrudeoilchatroom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10905\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bontrade.org\/blog49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}