StanChart has finally joined the bear camp, slashing its 2026 and 2027 oil price outlook by $15 per barrel, triggered by the significant rotation in the forward curve seen over the past year.

As falling crude prices and rising debt levels place pressure on profits, some analysts are warning that the sector’s current rates are unsustainable.

What we do know is the ETF continues to be a good value, with a price-to-earnings ratio of just 16.9 compared to 28.9 for the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. Investors who are worried about valuations, a sell-off in growth stocks, or are simply seeking ways to boost their passive income may want to take a closer look at the Vanguard Energy ETF.

Capitalism dictates that supply is driven by demand and vice versa, meaning that the person who can predict what’s coming down the line has landed on an infinite gold mine. A lot of time and money is spent on trying to predict the future. There are ...

Crude prices look set for a deeper plunge as signs grow that the world’s oil surplus is bigger than anyone expected. Estimates put the supply of oil now floating in tankers on the world’s oceans at 1 billion barrels.