June 4 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its forecast for U.S. benchmark oil by 31 percent to $85 a barrel for the end of 2009 and predicted further gains next year as demand recovers and supplies shrink.
âAs the financial crisis eases, an energy shortage lies ahead,â Goldman analysts Jeffrey Currie in London and David Greely in New York said in a report e-mailed today. The bank set a 12-month price target of $90 a barrel for West Texas Intermediate crude, up from $70, and introduced a forecast of $95 for the end of 2010.
Oil posted its biggest monthly gain in a decade in May, and this month traded above $69 a barrel for the first time since November on speculation a global economic recovery will trigger a rebound in demand. A decline in the value of the dollar has also drawn investors to crude and other commodities as an inflation hedge.
The rally has been driven by the âunwinding of pricing dislocations caused by the credit crisis,â Goldman said in the report dated June 3. Itâs a âprologueâ to a price recovery in the second half of the year as the global economy stabilizes and crude inventories decline, the bank said.
Crude oil for July delivery traded at $66.87 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of 9:05 a.m. London time. Goldman had expected oil to dip during the middle of this year, then rally in later months.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a1Ev4HxCKXRI
Sell signal
Other famous Goldman forecasts :
New 'super-spike' might mean $200 a barrel oil
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/goldman-sachs-raises-possibility-of-200-a-barrel-oil
Sell signal
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Bets Increase on January Oil Below $38 After Goldman Forecast
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ao15SrsKsc3Y
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âAs the financial crisis eases, an energy shortage lies ahead,â Goldman analysts Jeffrey Currie in London and David Greely in New York said in a report e-mailed today. The bank set a 12-month price target of $90 a barrel for West Texas Intermediate crude, up from $70, and introduced a forecast of $95 for the end of 2010.
Oil posted its biggest monthly gain in a decade in May, and this month traded above $69 a barrel for the first time since November on speculation a global economic recovery will trigger a rebound in demand. A decline in the value of the dollar has also drawn investors to crude and other commodities as an inflation hedge.
The rally has been driven by the âunwinding of pricing dislocations caused by the credit crisis,â Goldman said in the report dated June 3. Itâs a âprologueâ to a price recovery in the second half of the year as the global economy stabilizes and crude inventories decline, the bank said.
Crude oil for July delivery traded at $66.87 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of 9:05 a.m. London time. Goldman had expected oil to dip during the middle of this year, then rally in later months.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a1Ev4HxCKXRI
Sell signal
Other famous Goldman forecasts :
New 'super-spike' might mean $200 a barrel oil
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/goldman-sachs-raises-possibility-of-200-a-barrel-oil
Sell signal
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Bets Increase on January Oil Below $38 After Goldman Forecast
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ao15SrsKsc3Y
Buy signal
