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Durable goods new orders fell 0.9% in February vs. 1.2% consensus and 3.6% revised rise in January (revised upwards from +2.7%).

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Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 382.000 vs. 383.000 consensus and last week revised (up 2.000) reading of 387.000.

Four weeks moving unchanged.

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I was wrong on the assumption that West will let Gaddafi win the war in Libya. U.N. approved military intervention will keep the Libyan oil out of the markets for longer then previously thought. This is positive for crude oil price.

Concerning Japan it is reasonable to assume increased derivatives demand, also positive for oil price.

In the U.S. the gasoline draw is looking quite impressive (although it is not demand driven, rather a product of refiner discipline). This could help clear Cushing stockpile glut and close the WTI – Brent pricing gap.

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