Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Quick Overview

  • U.S. durable goods orders fell 5.3% in January, weaker than expected. Excluding transport orders fell 1.6%.

  • U.S. new home sales fell 2.8% from December's pace. YoY new home sales fell 34%.


  • The U.S. Department of Energy said that:
    Supplies of crude oil fell 3.2 million barrels
    Supplies of gasoline rose 2.3 million barrels
    Supplies of heating oil supplies fell 1.3 million barrels.
    Refinery use rose from 83.5% to 84.7%
    Gasoline demand rose 0.4% YoY
    Distillate demand fell 3.5% YoY.

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