IXC News and Press, iShares Global Energy From 07/26/22

Exxon Mobil is trading at 15% off its 52-week high of $105. The entire oil sector has fallen along with oil’s price over the last month. Nonetheless, it's all about the future, not the past, and the future looks extremely bright for Exxon Mobil. Earnings are set to be r...

Despite being dragged down with most other asset classes in June’s selloff, resource equities have continued to exhibit remarkable resilience relative to broad equities, bonds and other real assets over the last year. Many resource companies - particularly in oil and gas explor...

Two opposing forces appear to be dominating the market currently, with investors polarized between recession fears and bargain hunting following this year’s large equity selloff. Investors priced in most central bank tightening and seem more confident with the inflation outlook...

We think the oil/energy price spike from Putin’s war may be plateauing. When oil prices rise, the bonds that are issued by these energy companies get a windfall since their revenue coverage is higher and therefore the coverage of the bonds improves. We are underweight the f...

The energy market is a tug-of-war between fundamentals in the energy industry which is pretty tight. The energy sector has been driving a lot of performance in the S&P/TSX Index since the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. In the short term, I do expect the integrated compan...

Despite the biggest decline ever in the SPR, total US oil inventories (outside of the government’s emergency SPR) have barely budged off their lows. When we look at the 10-year seasonal pattern for total US oil inventories, we are well below the 10-year extreme low and, seasona...

In its most simple terms, inflation is rising prices due to aggregate demand outstripping supply. Despite disagreements on the current causes of inflation, the Federal Reserve has made it clear that their goal is to reduce the demand imbalance through short-end rate hikes and quantita...

Due to Russia-Ukraine war, EU committed to reduce gas imports from Russia by 2/3 within the year, while European Union leaders agreed in principle to block 90% of Russian imports of oil by the end of 2022. As European countries attempt to decouple from Russian energy, alternative ener...

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips After a wild first six months of 2022, investors are now focused on adjusting their portfolios for the remainder of the year, and one way they’re doing that is via exchange-traded funds (ETFs). To maximize profitabil...

Exxon Mobil's stock has nosedived 18% in just the last month. The drop in XOM stock is highly correlated to the 20% drop in the price of oil. Nonetheless, it's all about the future, not the past, when it comes to oil. In the following piece, I do my best to distinguish reality...