Oil price was steady enough last week

The oil price was steady enough last week, a pretty good performance under all circumstances. It battled with a strong dollar probably likely to be made stronger, as the NFP numbers were low field but wage growth indicated some heat in the US economy that will likely be treated by rate rise anti-inflammatory treatment. Add to that a modest growth of four oil rigs to 529 and a bearish reading from NYMEX  that in WTI money managers had cut their net exposure and you have a reasonable week. Expect the bears to start whinging about quotas not being adhered to any time soon but we have already had three of the biggest exporters cutting output and raising prices which is not a bad start. Remember that Russia is a good example of a country that cant turn on and off like the Saudis can.