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Oil prices continued Wednesday their record breaking surge in spite of the United States government reporting the highest commercial inventories in eight months.
A barrel of benchmark Brent crude oil touched 54,06 US dollars in London, (1,96% increase), while in New York the US light crude reached 55,45 US dollars the barrel, (1,57% rise).
Extreme temperatures in the northern hemisphere, the US dollar weakness, solid demand from Far Eastern markets and the coming OPEC meeting in Iran, played a role in the latest sprint with investors switching out of the currency market and into commodities.
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falling greenback also prompted several consumer nations and funds with strong currencies to increase their oil holdings, denominated in dollars, and compete for limited supplies. http://www.falkland-malvinas.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=5233