Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
February 25, 2015
I couldn’t escape the snow. Our offices in North Georgia were closed today due to 4″ of the white stuff which paralyzes those in its wake in the South. However, I traveled to Chicago yesterday only to find that the flurries being forecast earlier in the week became closer to 5″ of snow and much, much colder than what they are experiencing back in Georgia. So, if you need to reach me on Friday you can do so by email or on my cell. I will be the voice shivering at the other end of the line (wind chills forecast to be below zero on Friday). I will be back in our GA office on Monday.
I was reading the Armada Corporate intelligence report this evening. One of the items they mentioned was to watch the oil storage tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma. There are reports that the tanks may be full in the next 8 weeks or so. What does that mean? If the storage tanks do completely fill up oil prices could drop to $25 per barrel or, about half of where it is trading at this moment.
Dr. Chris Kuehl and his Keith Prather also pointed out in their report that the economic data coming out next week will be extremely important. There have been too many “mixed” messages in recent weeks. Hopefully, next week will clear up some of the mess as they believe the economy is growing at 3.5 percent. “But after this wave of economic data is released this week, we could be in for a pretty interesting, and exciting ride.”
Commodities would be one of the items which would reverse course if the growth is confirmed.
I think this is going to be a very interesting year for the steel industry…
By the way, Dr. Chris Kuehl will be one of our Keynote speakers at this year’s SMU Steel Summit Conference in Atlanta on September 1st & 2nd. Dr. Kuehl was excellent this past year and we are looking forward to his insights. Mark your calendars….
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John Packard, Publisher
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