Morgan Stanley says now the the oil market is broadly balance, citing OPEC and allies to extend their production cuts

  • lowered its long-term Brent price forecast to $60 per barrel (from $65)
  • expects prices to fluctuate around $65 per barrel, from $67.5 per barrel previously, in the next three quarters

"OPEC cuts can be very effective when they smooth over relatively temporary imbalances in supply and demand. However, when they become multi-year transfers of market share, history shows that they are usually associated with oil price weakness rather than oil price strength"

via Reuters

Morgan Stanley says now the the oil market is broadly balance, citing OPEC and allies to extend their production cuts