VOL. XLIV

No 39

24-September-2001

OPEC

Supply Strong But Demand Signals Worrying Ahead Of OPECMeeting

Market uncertainty continued lastweek, as the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) returned to business. Tradersand analysts worldwide tried to work out what were the effects on the crude andproducts markets of the 11 September attacks on the US and the acceleratingeconomic downturn. With little concrete information to hand, crude pricesreacted to news headlines even more than usual, including...